nieve
1 Americannoun
adjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of nieve
First recorded in 1275–1325; from Old Norse hnefi, of uncertain ultimate origin; cognate with Danish næve, Swedish näve
Example Sentences
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“La nieve, la nieve!” he called out on a recent Saturday as potential customers strolled by his 16 vats of ice cream.
From Washington Post • Mar. 26, 2023
Descubren que se acerca una tormenta de nieve que podría cubrir la superficie de todo el planeta.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2020
All those who come hunting for piñatas tend to get swept up in the show — in the birria from Jalisco, pupusas from El Salvador, nieve from Oaxaca, guasanas from Michoacan.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 18, 2019
This only set Donald a lauching mair than ever, and when he lifted up his nieve, and shook it at Nosey in a gude humoured way, what think ye that the cratur did?
From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 275, September 29, 1827 by Various
“Hang me, if I do!” answered I, thumping my nieve down with all my might on the counter, and throwing back my cowl behind me in a corner.
From The Life of Mansie Wauch tailor in Dalkeith by Hardie, Charles Martin
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