banquise

== French == === Etymology === Most likely from a North Germanic language; compare Norwegian pakkis, Danish pakis, Swedish packis, all formed from Old Norse pakki (“package, parcel”) and íss (“ice”), with probable influence from banc (compare German Eisbank (literally “ice bench”)). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bɑ̃.kiz/ === Noun === banquise f (plural banquises) (geography) sea ice, pack ice, ice floe; ice field ==== Descendants ==== → Catalan: banquisa → Italian: banchisa → Portuguese: banquisa → Spanish: banquisa → Turkish: bankiz === Further reading === “banquise”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012