banquisa

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from French banquise.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [bəŋˈki.zə]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [baŋˈki.za]

Noun

banquisa f (plural banquises)

floe (mass of floating ice)
sea ice
Synonym: gel marí

Further reading

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

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)

floe (a low, flat mass of floating ice)

References

“banquisa” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
“banquisa” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French banquise.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

banquisa f (plural banquisas)

floe
sea ice
Synonym: hielo marino

Further reading

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

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