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glacier.

glacier

7 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɡla.sje/
  1. glacier

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Franco-Provençal gllaciér. First attested in 1757. Cognate with German Gletscher.

noun/ɡla.sje/
  1. maker of mirrors

    dated · masculine
  2. seller of ice-cream

    masculine
  3. ice-cream parlour

    broadly · masculine
  4. maker of glass art

    masculine
  5. maker of stained glass windows

    masculine
Where this word comes from

glace (“window; mirror; ice-cream”) + -ier (occupational suffix).

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