# snownado

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A tornado that touches down over a snow covered area, such as a field or mountain, and draws snow up into its vortices.
2. Synonym of snowspout.

## Etymology
Blend of snow + tornado. By surface analysis, snow + -nado.

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