canicule

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French word canicule comes from Latin canem, Latin -ola, and later Latin canicula (Dogfish, shark. Little dog.)

canem (Latin)

-ola (Latin)

Dogfish, shark. Little dog.

canicule (French)

(astronomy) Sirius, Dog Star. (figuratively) Any heat wave or hot spell. The dog days of summer.

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