gletsjermelk
Dutch
Alternative forms
gletschermelk
(
dated
)
Etymology
From
gletsjer
+
melk
, calque of
German
Gletschermilch
.
Pronunciation
IPA
(key)
:
/ˈɣlɛt.ʃərˌmɛlk/
Hyphenation:
glet‧sjer‧melk
Noun
gletsjermelk
f
(
uncountable
)
the
light
turbid
meltwater
from a
glacier
[from late 19th c.]