antiquaille
French, noun/ɑ̃.ti.kaj/
antiquaille is spelled A-N-T-I-Q-U-A-I-L-L-E (11 letters) and appears about once in every 25 million words in written French, the 161,134th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Antiquaille is a French feminine noun meaning “antique junk (of little value)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Ensemble de certaines choses antiques de peu de valeur”.
What does antiquaille mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineantique junk (of little value)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Ensemble de certaines choses antiques de peu de valeur. 2. Idée ou institution désuète, périmée. 3. Personne âgée, décrépite.
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 antiquaille
- antiquailles plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce antiquaille?
- /ɑ̃.ti.kaj/
- /ɑ̃.ti.kɑj/
- \ɑ̃.ti.kaj\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is antiquaille in French?
antiquaille appears about once in every 25 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).