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Spanish
Etymology
Verb-object compound, composed of quita (“to remove”) + nieves (“snows”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kitaˈnjebes/
- Rhymes: -ebes
- Syllabification: qui‧ta‧nie‧ves
Noun
quitanieves m (plural quitanieves)
- snow plow (US), snow plough (UK)
2021 January 4, Juan Navarro, “Rescate imposible entre aludes en el puerto de San Isidro”, in El País, retrieved 2021-01-04:Nada nuevo en la cordillera Cantábrica si no fuese porque este escenario es el que ha provocado la muerte de un operario de una quitanieves, César Fernández, a la que un alud arrasó el viernes por la noche en el concejo de Aller, muy cerca de León.- Nothing new in the Cantabrian Mountains if it were not for the fact that this scenario is what caused the death of a snowplow operator, César Fernández, which was devastated by an avalanche on Friday night in the municipality of Aller, very close to León.
- plural of quitanieve
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