banquisa

== Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from French banquise. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [bəŋˈki.zə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [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 [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. Compare Spanish banquisa. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: ban‧qui‧sa === Noun === banquisa f (plural banquisas) floe (a low, flat mass of floating ice) === References === === 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