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)

1. (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.