foraneve

Italian

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of fora (“to pierce”) +‎ neve (“snow”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌfo.raˈne.ve/, /ˌfɔ.raˈne.ve/[1][2]
  • Rhymes: -eve
  • Hyphenation: fo‧ra‧né‧ve

Noun

foraneve m (invariable)

  1. (uncommon) Synonym of bucaneve (“common snowdrop”)

References
  1. foraneve in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
  2. fora in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Further reading
  • foraneve in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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