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penitente en · NOUN

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish penitente, from the resemblance to white-hooded monks, from Latin paenĭtens, from paeniteō. Doublet of penitent.

Meanings

  1. A tall thin blade of hardened snow or ice, found closely spaced in large quantities at high altitudes.

Forms

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penitentes Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

micropenitente

Translations (4)

de Zackenfirn (A tall thin blade of hardened snow or ice, found closely spaced in large quantities at high altitudes) · de Büßerschnee (A tall thin blade of hardened snow or ice, found closely spaced in large quantities at high altitudes) · pl penitent (A tall thin blade of hardened snow or ice, found closely spaced in large quantities at high altitudes) · ru кальгаспор (A tall thin blade of hardened snow or ice, found closely spaced in large quantities at high altitudes)