noun
Meaning 1
A fine blizzard of snow in Russia.
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purga
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Finnic *purkuder. Finnicbor. Russian пурга́ (purgá)bor. English purga From Russian пурга́ (purgá), from a Finnic source such as southern Karelian purgu or Veps purg (“snowstorm”).