nevar

/neˈbaɾ/ · B2 · verb

to snow

❄️ nevar ≈ never + snow: it never stops snowing, nieve → nevar

Nevar comes from Latin nix, nivis (snow), via Spanish nieve. Sound-link: say NEH-bar and think of snow that is never-ending. The same root gives nevado (snow-covered) and the Sierra Nevada, the snowy range.

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