1 névé | Definition of névé

névé

noun
né·​vé | \ nā-ˈvā How to pronounce névé (audio) \

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

First Known Use of névé

1842, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for névé

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

Keep scrolling for more