#geographic lexicon

• Aoșa — The name of a small river or brook within the Romanian hydrographic network, located as a tributary in mountain or sub-Carpathian basins. This microtoponym reflects features of ancient folk speech in certain isolated rural areas where archaic water names were preserved.
• Harmattan — An extremely hot, dry, and dust-laden local wind that blows regularly from the Sahara Desert toward the Atlantic Ocean, primarily affecting the West African coast. This structural climatic phenomenon manifests especially during the winter season, drastically reducing visibility due to dust haze and having a major impact on agriculture and human health in the affected regions.