"purga" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "From Russian пурга́ (purgá), probably from Karelian purku, Finnish purku (“snowstorm”).",
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          "ref": "2005, James Meek, The People's Act of Love, Canongate, published 2006, page 191",
          "text": "When the black purga blows it can pile the snow higher than a ship's mast overnight.",
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        "A fine blizzard of snow in Russia."
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  "etymology_text": "From Russian пурга́ (purgá), probably from Karelian purku, Finnish purku (“snowstorm”).",
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    {
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