"canicule" meaning in French

See canicule in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ka.ni.kyl/ Audio: Fr-Paris--canicule.ogg [Paris], LL-Q150 (fra)-DSwissK-canicule.wav [Switzerland, Valais], LL-Q150 (fra)-Poslovitch-canicule.wav [France, Vosges] Forms: canicules [plural]
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin Canicula and canicula. From the ancient association of Canicule (“Sirius, Dog Star”) with late summer heat. Doublet of chenille. Etymology templates: {{lbor|fr|la|Canicula}} Learned borrowing from Latin Canicula, {{doublet|fr|chenille}} Doublet of chenille Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} canicule f (plural canicules)
  1. the dog days of late summer Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-canicule-fr-noun-nr1NeUgS
  2. (by extension) heat wave, hot spell (regardless of the date, and especially when posing a health risk) Tags: broadly, feminine Synonyms: vague de chaleur
    Sense id: en-canicule-fr-noun-QcFB~qQl Categories (other): Pages with entries, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 3 49 1 1 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 6 94
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: caniculaire Related terms: chien, cagnard

Inflected forms

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