Etymology

frazil

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Today it means: A collection of stray ice crystals that form in fast-moving water. Full definition →

Canadian French frasil ← French fraisil ← Old French faisil
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frazil · noun1

  1. Old French · derived fromfaisil
  2. French · derived fromfraisil“coal cinders”
  3. Canadian French · borrowed fromfrasil
  4. English todayfrazil

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

frazil · noun2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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