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Gletscher.

glacier

9 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɡlɛtʃɐ/
  1. glacier

    masculine · strong
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Alemannic German Gletscher, from Romansh glatscher, from Vulgar Latin *glaciārium. First attested in the sixteenth century. Cognate with French glacier.

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