frazil
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frazil¹
- /ˈfɹæ.zəl/
- /ˈfɹeɪ.zəl/
- /-zɪl/
Sounds like frazzle · Rhymes with -æzəl
Where it comes from
From Canadian French frasil, frazil, fraisil, from French fraisil (“coal cinders”), from Old French faisil.
noun frazils
- A collection of stray ice crystals that form in fast-moving water. It has been suggested that it may be due to the accumulation of frazil or anchor-ice.
frazil²
Where it comes from
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
noun frazils
- Alternative form of farasola.farasola
