hominy snow

noun

A type of icy, granular snow that looks like hominy.

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Meanings

nounhominy snow (countable and uncountable, plural hominy snows)

plural hominy snows · alternative hominy-snow

  1. SouthernUSuncountableA type of icy, granular snow that looks like hominy.
  2. SouthernUScountableA snowfall of icy, granular snow.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
graupel

Origin

From hominy + snow.

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APA

hominy snow. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hominy%20snow

MLA

“hominy snow.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hominy%20snow. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hominy snow,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hominy%20snow.

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