banquise

French edit

Etymology edit

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 bank”)).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /bɑ̃.kiz/
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Noun edit

banquise f (plural banquises)

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

Descendants edit

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

Further reading edit

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

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