a cold and dry southwesterly wind that sweeps down over the pampas of Argentina from the Andes.

somewhat salty or briny, as the water in an estuary or salt marsh.

a school or practice hall where karate, judo, or other martial arts are taught.

given to or characterized by gross excess in drinking or eating.

fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.

a shaman in Inuit society.

to entertain by dancing, singing, reciting, juggling, etc., on the street or in a public place.

a sepulchral vault or other structure with recesses in the walls to receive the ashes of the dead.

proper to or suggestive of a tomb; funereal or dismal.

an irrational or disproportionate fear of night or nighttime darkness.