banquise

French

Etymology

Most likely from a North Germanic language; compare Norwegian pakkis, Danish pakis, Swedish packis, all formed from Old Norse pakki (“package, parcel”) and íss (“ice”), with probable influence from banc (compare German Eisbank (literally “ice bench”)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɑ̃.kiz/
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Noun

banquise f (plural banquises)

  1. (geography) sea ice, pack ice, ice floe; ice field

Descendants

  • → Catalan: banquisa
  • → Italian: banchisa
  • → Portuguese: banquisa
  • → Spanish: banquisa
  • → Turkish: bankiz

Further reading

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