different between drought vs dzud

English

Alternative forms

• drouth (Scotland, Northern England, poetry). The pronunciation with /?/ properly belongs with this now archaic doublet.

Etymology

From Middle English droghte, drou?te, druhhþe, dru?þe, drou?th, from Old English dr?gaþ, equivalent to dry +? -th. Cognate with Dutch droogte, Low German Dröögde.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /d?a?t/
• (Canada) IPA^(key): [d???t]
• Rhymes: -a?t

Noun

drought (countable and uncountable, plural droughts)

1. A period of unusually low rainfall, longer and more severe than a dry spell.
2. (by extension, informal) A longer than expected term without success, particularly in sport.

Derived terms

Synonyms

• losing streak

Antonyms

• winning streak

Translations

English

Alternative forms

• zud

Etymology

Borrowed from Mongolian ??? (zud)/??? (?ud).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /(d)zu?d/

Noun

dzud (plural dzuds)

1. In Mongolia, a summer drought followed by a severe winter, generally causing serious loss of livestock.

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