# polverine

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Glassmaker's ashes; a kind of potash or pearlash, brought from the Levant and Syria, used in the manufacture of fine glass.
2. A tiny biting insect found in South America.

## Etymology
From Italian polverino, from Latin pulvis (“dust”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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