A "monsoon" is a weather pattern; a monsoon has a different name in each country that it affects. In the Philippines, the Summer Monsoon (West or southwest winds) is called the Habagat (ha-bag-at) and the Winter Monsoon (North or northeast winds) is called the Amihan (a-me-han). The word 'monsoon' is believed to originate from the Arabic word mawsim (season), via the Portuguese and then Dutch monsun.
A "monsoon" is a consistent wind pattern generated by a large weather system, that lasts for a period of months and affects a large area of the planet.
