banquisa

banquisa

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from French banquise.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /bəŋˈki.zə/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /baŋˈki.za/

Noun

banquisa f (plural banquises)

1. floe (mass of floating ice)
2. sea ice

   Synonym: gel marí

Further reading

• “banquisa” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French banquise.[1][2] Compare Spanish banquisa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɐ̃ˈki.zɐ/

• Hyphenation: ban‧qui‧sa

Noun

banquisa f (plural banquisas)

1. floe (a low, flat mass of floating ice)

References

1. “banquisa” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2023.
2. “banquisa” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French banquise.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /banˈkisa/ [bãŋˈki.sa]
• Rhymes: -isa
• Syllabification: ban‧qui‧sa

Noun

banquisa f (plural banquisas)

1. floe
2. sea ice

   Synonym: hielo marino

Further reading

• “banquisa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014