verglas

See also: verglaš

English

Etymology

From French verglas.

Noun

verglas (uncountable)

1. silver frost

French

Etymology

From verre (“glass”) +‎ glace (“ice”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɛʁ.ɡla/ ~ /vɛʁ.ɡlɑ/

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Noun

verglas m (uncountable)

1. black ice
2. ice left by freezing rain

   tempête de verglas ― ice storm

Descendants

• English: verglas (verglas)

Further reading

• “verglas”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.