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neve

snow

noun NEH-veh Rare

Origin: From Latin nix/nivis, 'snow'.

Usage Note

Neve is feminine and typically invariable as a mass noun. The verb 'to snow' is nevicare (an impersonal verb: nevica, it is snowing). A common culinary use is montare a neve (to beat egg whites to stiff peaks, literally 'to mount to snow'). Nevoso means 'snowy' and nevicata is a snowfall.

Examples

"La neve ha coperto tutta la città stanotte."

Natural Translation

Snow covered the whole city last night.

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