aiguisoir
French, noun/ɛ.ɡɥi.zwaʁ/
aiguisoir is spelled A-I-G-U-I-S-O-I-R (9 letters). Aiguisoir is a French masculine noun meaning “sharpener (tool)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Instrument servant à aiguiser”.
What does aiguisoir mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinesharpener (tool)
- 2
masculinepencil sharpener
- 3
masculinewhetstone
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Instrument servant à aiguiser. 2. Taille-crayon.
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 aiguisoir
- aiguisoirs plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce aiguisoir?
- /ɛ.ɡɥi.zwaʁ/
- /e.ɡɥi.zwaʁ/
- /ɛ.ɡi.zwaʁ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to aiguisoir
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.