What is "solano"

Solano \So*la"no\, [Sp., fr. L. solanus (sc. ventus), from sol the sun.] A hot, oppressive wind which sometimes blows in the Mediterranean, particularly on the eastern coast of Spain.

Solano may refer to:

The Solano is a south to south-easterly wind in the southern sector of Spain. In the spring and summer, from June to September, it carries hot, dry, suffocating weather over La Mancha and the Andalusian plain with the cities of Sevilla and Cádiz. It is also known as the Levant.

Category:Winds

Solano is a Spanish surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Chief Solano, or Sem-Yeto, American Indian leader
• Carlos Solano, Costa Rican footballer
• Donovan Solano (born 1987), Colombian baseball player
• Gerardo Solano (1954–2000), Costa Rican footballer
• Greg Solano (born 1963), American sheriff and politician
• Francisco Solano (disambiguation), several people with this name
• Jhonatan Solano (born 1985), Colombian baseball player
• Joaquín Solano (1913–2003), Mexican equestrian
• José Solano (disambiguation), several people with this name
• Juan Solano (1504–1580), Spanish missionary
• Julio Solano (born 1960), Dominican baseball pitcher
• Nolberto Solano (born 1974), Peruvian footballer
• Rafael Solano (born 1931), Dominican pianist, songwriter and ambassador to UNESCO
• Rosalío Solano (1914–2009), Mexican cinematographer
• Salomon Solano (born 1985), Mexican American football player who played in the National Football League
• Solita Solano (1888–1975), or Sarah Wilkinson, American journalist
• Vincent Solano (1923–1992), American gangster
• Wes Solano (born c. 1970), or Jorge Solano Moreta, Puerto Rican drug trafficker
• Wilebaldo Solano (1916–2010), Spanish Communist activist