graupel

Definitions


[ˈɡraʊp(ə)l], (Noun)

Definitions:
- small particles of snow with a fragile crust of ice; soft hail


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Origin:
late 19th century: German Graupel, back-formation from graupeln ‘to hail with soft hailstones’, from Graupe ‘cereal grain’




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