Brutkey

Niléane
@nileane@nileane.fr

@joesteel@duck.haus There is a specific word for that in French: "Canicule" https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canicule

This is the word 99% of French people recognize and use to talk about heat waves and government-issued heat wave warnings (i.e., Le Monde here if you want an example: https://www.lemonde.fr/planete/article/2025/08/11/la-canicule-monte-d-un-cran-dans-le-sud-ouest-je-ne-joue-pas-avec-la-chaleur_6628050_3245.html)