Definitions for foehn

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Spelling: [feyn; German fœn]
IPA: /feɪn; German fœn/

Foehn is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 43 anagrams from letters in foehn (efhno).

Definitions for foehn

noun

  1. a warm, dry wind descending a mountain, as on the north side of the Alps.

Origin of foehn

1860-65; German Föhn (orig. in Alpine dialects), Middle High German foenne, Old High German phōnno Vulgar Latin *faōnius, for Latin Favōnius Favonius

Examples for foehn

Such a rise in temperature due to compression is a well-known phenomenon, referred to as the foehn effect.

It is a disagreeable freak of nature, and half the people are ill when the foehn wind blows.

Word Value for foehn
Scrable

11

Words with friends

11

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