Graupel (noun)
grow-pel
Somewhere between hail and snow. Soft hail, or hard snow pellets.
1885–90; loaned from German; diminutive of Graupe hulled grain.
Example sentences
“It fell as graupel, sharp on our faces and icy to the touch.”
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