dégel

See also: degel and -degél

French

Etymology

From dégeler.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /de.ʒɛl/

Noun

dégel m (plural dégels)

1. thaw (action of unfreezing/melting)
2. (colloquialism, Canada) spring thaw
   1. (seasons, time) breakup, one of the 6 seasons of high latitudes; the thaw.

Antonyms

• gel

 

Coordinate terms

• redoux

 

Further reading

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