What is the Latin word for sleet?

The usual Latin words for “sleet” are pruīna, niveus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“sleet” in Latin

pruīnarime, hoarfrost niveussnow, snowy, snowclad, snow-covered; snow-white

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

sleet

pruina; nix concreta pruina (Lucr.): *imber niveus; *pluvia grandinosa or nivea.

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What is the Latin word for sleet?: The usual Latin words for “sleet” are pruīna, niveus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.