canicule
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From French canicule (“the Dog Star; dog days”), from Latin Canīcula (“the Puppy”).[1] Doublet of chenille.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
canicule (plural canicules)
References[edit]
- ^ "canicule, n.", in the Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin Canicula and canicula. Doublet of chenille.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
canicule f (plural canicules)
- (astronomy) Sirius, Dog Star
- the dog days of summer
- (figuratively) Synonym of vague de chaleur (any heat wave or hot spell)
Further reading[edit]
- “canicule”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Romanian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
canicule f
- inflection of caniculă:
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