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jelu

Pronunciation: /ˈjɛ.lu/

“jelu” is a Sicilian word. Its 6 meanings in English:

noun

  1. intense cold
  2. frost
  3. cold weather
  4. icy water
  5. coldness (lack of enthusiasm etc.)
  6. glaze, icing, frosting

In Sicilian

  1. Attimusfera fridda cu na timpiratura nfiriuri a zeru gradi. Ghiacciu.
  2. jelu

Etymology

From Latin gelū (“frost, chill”), from Proto-Indo-European *gel- (“cold”). Cognate with Asturian xilu, Catalan gel, Occitan gèu, hielo, Portuguese gelo, Italian gelo, Leonese xielu.

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