maquis
/ˈmakiː/noun
maquis is a noun meaning “Dense Mediterranean coastal scrub” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled M-A-Q-U-I-S and has 2 syllables, and it appears about once in every 4 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data).
What does maquis mean?
noun
- 1
Dense Mediterranean coastal scrub.
- 2
The French resistance movement during World War II, or other similar movements elsewhere.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce maquis?
- UK /ˈmakiː/
- UK /maˈkiː/
Maquis has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is maquis?
Maquis appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 57,423rd 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).
Maquis in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense vegetation:
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 maquis come from?
Borrowed from French maquis, from Corsican machja (related to Italian macchia), ultimately from Latin macula. Doublet of macula.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).