banquisa

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from French banquise.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [bəŋˈki.zə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [baŋˈki.za]

Noun

banquisa f (plural banquises)

1. floe (mass of floating ice)
2. 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

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /bɐ̃ˈki.zɐ/

• (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)

1. floe (a low, flat mass of floating ice)

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)

1. floe
2. 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