Definition of névé

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né·vé    (n-v) KEY 

NOUN:

1. The upper part of a glacier where the snow turns into ice.
2. 1. A snow field at the head of a glacier.
   2. The granular snow typically found in such a field.

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ETYMOLOGY:
French, from French dialectal névi, from Vulgar Latin *nivtum, from neuter of Latin nivtus, cooled by snow, from nix, niv-, snow; see sneig^wh- in Indo-European roots