banquisa
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from French banquise.
Pronunciation
Noun
banquisa f (plural banquises)
Further reading
- “banquisa”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from French banquise.[1][2] Compare Spanish banquisa.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /bɐ̃ˈki.zɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /bɐ̃ˈki.za/
- (Portugal) 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 Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
- ^ “banquisa”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Further reading
- “banquisa”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
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 [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025