aiguillette
French, noun/ɛ.ɡɥi.jɛt/
aiguillette is spelled A-I-G-U-I-L-L-E-T-T-E (11 letters) and appears about once in every 18 million words in written French, the 136,634th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Aiguillette is a French feminine noun meaning “ribbon; tie; cord” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Petite aiguille”.
What does aiguillette mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineribbon; tie; cord
- 2
feminineneedle
- 3
feminineneedlefish
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Petite aiguille. 2. Cordon, ruban, etc., ferré par les deux bouts, pour servir à attacher, mais qui ne sert quelquefois que d’ornement. 3. Morceau de la peau ou de la chair coupés en long, en parlant d’une volaille. 4. Viande de bœuf de première catégorie.
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 aiguillette
- aiguillettes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce aiguillette?
- /ɛ.ɡɥi.jɛt/
- /e.ɡɥi.jɛt/
- \e.ɡɥi.jɛt\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to aiguillette
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is aiguillette in French?
aiguillette appears about once in every 18 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).