1) Italian words and phrase 
The Gregale (Gregal, Grecale, Grigal, Γραίγος) is a Mediterranean wind that can occur during times when a low pressure area moves through the area to the south of Malta and causes a strong, cool, northeasterly wind to affect the island. It also affects other islands of the Western Mediterranean. The name derives from the Italian grecale, wh...
strong and cold wind that blows from the northeast in the western and central Mediterranean region, mainly in winter. Most pronounced on the island ... [1 related articles]
A strong northeast wind of the central Mediterranean.
The gregale is a cold wind which blows from the north-east over Malta in spring and early summer.
(pronounced 'gregahley'). A strong wind from the North-East usually in Winter, in the Ionian Sea and neighbouring parts of the Central Mediterranean.