Sirocco ( sih-RO-koh), scirocco, or, rarely, siroc (see § Names below) is a Mediterranean wind that comes from the Sahara and can reach hurricane speeds in North Africa and Southern Europe, especially during the summer season. Names Sirocco derives from šurūq (Arabic: شروق), verbal noun of šaraqa, related to the East, aš-šarq. Various names for this wind in other languages include: Italian: scirocco Sicilian: sciroccu Spanish: siroco Catalan: xaloc Maltese: xlokk Occitan: siròc or eisseròc Greek: σορόκος, romanized: ...