Libeccio

The libeccio (/lɪˈbɛtʃioʊ/; Italian: [liˈbetːʃo]; Catalan:llebeig [ʎəˈβɛtʃ]; Greek:λίβας [ˈlivas]; Serbo-Croatian:lebić [ˈlebitɕ]) is the westerly or south-westerly wind which predominates in northern Corsica all year round; it frequently raises high seas and may give violent westerly squalls. In summer it is most persistent, but in winter it alternates with the Tramontane (north-east or north). The word libeccio is Italian, coming from Greek through Latin, and originally means "Libyan".