névé

noun né·vé \nā-ˈvā\

Definition of NÉVÉ

: the partially compacted granular snow that forms the surface part of the upper end of a glacier; broadly : a field of granular snow

French dialect (Swiss), from Vulgar Latin *nivatum, from Latin niv-, nix snow — more at snow

First Known Use: 1843

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