galantine
/ˈɡaləntiːn/noun
galantine is spelled G-A-L-A-N-T-I-N-E: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 68 million words in written English, the 258,950th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, galantine means “A spiced, thickened sauce served with fish or poultry” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of galantine is galantines.
How many letters and syllables are in galantine?
| Letters | 9: G-A-L-A-N-T-I-N-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 68 million words; the 258,950th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is galantine?
Galantine appears about once in every 68 million words in written English, the 258,950th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce galantine?
- UK /ˈɡaləntiːn/
- UK /ɡalənˈtiːn/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of galantine
- galantines plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does galantine mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A spiced, thickened sauce served with fish or poultry.
- 2
A dish of boned, often stuffed meat (or fish) that has been boiled, and is served cold with its jelly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Galantine in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense cold meat dish:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Galantine |
| Spanish | galantina |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does galantine come from?
From Old French galentine, galantine, variant of galatine, from Latin gelāta (“frozen”) + Old French -ine. Compare gelatin.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).