abreuvement
French, noun/a.bʁœv.mɑ̃/
abreuvement is spelled A-B-R-E-U-V-E-M-E-N-T (11 letters) and appears about once in every 26 million words in written French, the 164,661st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Abreuvement is a French masculine noun meaning “The act of watering (plants) or giving water (animals)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Action d’abreuver les animaux domestiques”.
What does abreuvement mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineThe act of watering (plants) or giving water (animals).
Elle se rendait au puits pour présider à l'abreuvement de ses troupeaux.
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Action d’abreuver les animaux domestiques.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of abreuvement
- abreuvements plural
- abreuvage
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce abreuvement?
- /a.bʁœv.mɑ̃/
- \a.bʁøv.mɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is abreuvement in French?
abreuvement appears about once in every 26 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).