canicule
English
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French canicule (“the Dog Star; dog days”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin Canīcula (“the Puppy”)[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
canicule (plural canicules)
References
- ^ "canicule, n.", in the Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Canicula and canicula. Doublet of chenille.
Pronunciation
Noun
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
- “canicule”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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