banquise

French

Etymology

Most likely from a North Germanic language; confer Norwegian pakkis, Danish pakis, Swedish packis.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bɑ̃.kiz/
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Noun

banquise f (plural banquises)

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

Further reading

“banquise” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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