alpague
French, noun
alpague is spelled A-L-P-A-G-U-E (7 letters) and appears about once in every 27 million words in written French, the 166,446th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Alpague is a French feminine noun meaning “overcoat, typically of alpaca” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of alpaguer. With an accent, alpagué is a different word: “past participle of alpaguer”. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Paletot d’alpaga, (par extension) tous vêtements du haut du corps, comme veste, pardessus, etc”.
What does alpague mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemasculinerareslangovercoat, typically of alpaca
- 2
femininemasculineslangany type of garment
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- 2
second-person singular imperative
verb
- 1
past participle of alpaguer
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Paletot d’alpaga, (par extension) tous vêtements du haut du corps, comme veste, pardessus, etc. 2. Le dos d’une personne. D’où le verbe alpaguer, c’est à dire tomber sur le dos de quelqu’un et plus précisément l’arrêter. 3. Apostrophe, interpellation plus ou moins désagréable.
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 alpague
- alpagues plural
- alpaguée feminine
- alpagués masculine plural
- alpaguées feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How common is alpague in French?
alpague appears about once in every 27 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).