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penitente

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Françaispénitente
DeutschBüßerschneeZackenfirn
Portuguêspenitente
3 more languages
Italianopenitente
Polskipenitent
Русскийкальгаспор

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Penitential penitentiality Penitentially Penitentiaries Penitentiary penitentiaryship

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