saints de glace

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sɛ̃ də ɡlas/

Noun

saints de glace m pl (plural only)

  1. ice saints (the saints Pancras of Rome, Servatius of Tongeren, Mamertus of Vienne and/or Boniface of Tarsus, and sometimes Sophia of Rome, whose feast days are on May 11th though 15th)
  2. ice saints, blackthorn winter, blackberry winter (spell of cold weather in May on or around those dates)

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