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 bank”)).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bɑ̃.kiz/
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Noun

banquise f (plural banquises)

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

Descendants

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

Further reading

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

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