canicule

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canicule

  • /ˈkanɪkjuːl/

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Borrowed from French canicule, from Latin. Doublet of chenille.

noun canicules

  1. archaic Synonym of dog days. In fact, the incompatibility of your nature, and that of the Spanish climate, must ever be present to me, who, during the vivifying heats of the late very bearable canicule, in your French château[…]

    Similar: dog days

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@misc{canicule_2026,
  title = {canicule},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/canicule},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}