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pogonip

American  
[pog-uh-nip] / ˈpɒg ə nɪp /

noun

  1. an ice fog that forms in the mountain valleys of the western U.S.


Etymology

Origin of pogonip

1860–65, < Shoshone paγɨnappɨh thunder cloud; compare soγovaγɨnappɨh fog (with soγo- earth), yaγumpaγɨnappih fog (with yaγun- valley)

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