frazil

== English == === Etymology 1 === From Canadian French frasil, frazil, fraisil, from French fraisil (“coal cinders”), from Old French faisil. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈfɹæ.zəl/, /ˈfɹeɪ.zəl/, /-zɪl/ Rhymes: -æzəl Homophone: frazzle ==== Noun ==== frazil (countable and uncountable, plural frazils) (Canada, US) A collection of stray ice crystals that form in fast-moving water. Hypernym: ice ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Noun ==== frazil (plural frazils) Alternative form of farasola. === Further reading === “frazil”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present. James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Frazil”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volume IV (F–G), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 519, column 1.