🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

figura de nieve

Pronunciation / Transliteration: fiɣuɾa ðe ˈnjeβe

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Snow Figure/snoʊ ˈfɪɡjər/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #1500 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"Los niños hicieron una figura de nieve en el jardín."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A sculpture or representation created from snow, often shaped into figures or characters.

    "The children spent the afternoon building a snow figure resembling a snowman."
  2. 2

    A decorative or artistic arrangement made from snow, typically during winter festivities.

    "During the festival, the park was filled with intricate snow figures crafted by local artists."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'snow figure' combines 'snow', derived from Old English 'snāw', and 'figure', from Latin 'figura', meaning shape or form. The phrase likely evolved in the 20th century to describe artistic representations made from snow, reflecting cultural practices of winter recreation.

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