Masculine

gel

Meaning

  1. (masculine) frost
  2. (masculine) gel (suspension of solid in liquid)
  3. (masculine) gel (cosmetic preparation)
  4. (Canada, colloquial, masculine) fall freeze
  5. (Canada, colloquial, masculine) fall freeze

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ʒɛl/
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Latin gelū, from Proto-Indo-European *gel- (“cold”). For the sense of "gel", compare English gel; compare gélatine.

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