snowflake

Significado (Inglês)

Noun

1. A crystal of snow, having approximate hexagonal symmetry.
2. Any of several bulbous European plants, of the genus Leucojum, having white flowers.
3. The snow bunting, Plectrophenax nivalis.
4. (derogatory, slang) Someone who believes they are particularly unique and special.
5. (derogatory, slang) Someone hypersensitive to insult or offense, especially a young person with politically correct sensibilities.
6. A type of lesion that appears as scattered white-brown spots under high magnification light microscopy.
7. Something that is unique in every presentation.
8. (derogatory, slang, usually) A Caucasian person.
9. (historical) Someone (usually white) who was opposed to the abolition of slavery (Missouri, 1860s)

Verb

1. To fall in the manner of a snowflake.
2. To arrange (data) into a snowflake schema.

Conceitos

floco de neve

❄️

floco de neve

❄️

flocodeneve

folheca

❄️

Sinônimos

flake

snowbird

snow bunting

Plectrophenax nivalis

snake

🐍

snowdrop

windflower

fisheye

fish eye

snow mist

shatter crack

white flake

daisy

🌼

soft fluffy snow

flurry

innocent

😇

poppy

Traduções

flocon de neige

Schneeflocke

❄️

sneeuwvlok

❄️

copo de nieve

❄️

fiocco di neve

❄️

Märzenbecher

❄️

νιφάδα

χιονονιφάδα

nivéole

❄️

kar tanesi

❄️

copo

floc de neu

flocon

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈsnəʊ.fleɪk/

Etimologia (Inglês)

Cognato com Saterfriesisch: Sneeflokke

Cognato com holandês: sneeuwvlok

Cognato com luxemburguês: Schnéiflack

Cognato com alemão: Schneeflocke

In summary

From snow + flake. Compare Saterland Frisian Sneeflokke (“snowflake”), Dutch sneeuwvlok, Luxembourgish Schnéiflack, German Schneeflocke.