frazil

English

Etymology

From Canadian French frasil, frazil, fraisil, from French fraisil (“coal cinders”), from Old French faisil.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪl

Noun

Wikipedia

frazil (plural frazils)

1. (North America) A collection of stray ice crystals that form in fast-moving water.

Hypernyms

• ice

Translations

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Translations to be checked

• French: frazil (fr)

• Swedish: kravis

References

• “frazil” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, v1.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006.