"sérac" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: séracs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} sérac (plural séracs)
  1. Alternative form of serac. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: serac
    Sense id: en-sérac-en-noun-kIeI1JD7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 60 2 38 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 54 1 45

Noun [French]

IPA: /se.ʁak/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Benoît Prieur-sérac.wav Forms: séracs [plural]
Etymology: From Franco-Provençal sera or seré, from Latin seraceum, from serum (“whey”). Etymology templates: {{uder|fr|frp|sera}} Franco-Provençal sera, {{uder|fr|la|seraceum}} Latin seraceum Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} sérac m (plural séracs)
  1. a kind of cheese Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-sérac-fr-noun-~akvQDp6
  2. a serac, a sharp tower of ice formed by intersecting crevasses of a glacier Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Cheeses
    Sense id: en-sérac-fr-noun-Y06QsjRj Disambiguation of Cheeses: 11 89 Categories (other): Pages with entries, French entries with incorrect language header, French undefined derivations Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 54 1 45 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 2 98 Disambiguation of French undefined derivations: 3 97

Inflected forms

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