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Also called:
sondo
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Zonda

wind
Also known as: sondo
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Zonda, winter foehn (that is, a warm dry wind blowing down the side of a mountain) in Argentina, where it blows from the west across the Andes Mountains.

The name zonda in Argentina also refers to a hot humid wind that blows from the north over the plains and precedes a low-pressure centre.

This article was most recently revised and updated by John P. Rafferty.