canicular

1. 1.

   of or relating to the dog days of summer

   “the canicular heat of the Deep South”
2. 2.

   relating to or especially immediately preceding or following the heliacal rising of Canicula (the Dog Star)

   “canicular days”

Questions about canicular

What does canicular mean?

canicular means "of or relating to the dog days of summer". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in canicular?

canicular has 4 syllables: ca-ni-cu-lar. The stress falls on "ni".

Is canicular a common word?

canicular is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.