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ijzel.

black ice (thin film of ice)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɛi̯.zəl/
  1. black ice (thin film of ice)

    masculine · no-diminutive · uncountable
  2. freezing rain

    masculine · no-diminutive · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch isele, hisel, isel, from Old Dutch *īsichel, from Proto-West Germanic *īsajikil. Equivalent to ijs (“ice”) + -el.

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