aquilon
French, noun/a.ki.lɔ̃/
aquilon is spelled A-Q-U-I-L-O-N (7 letters) and appears about once in every 12 million words in written French, the 112,013th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Aquilon is a French masculine noun meaning “north wind” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Vent du nord”.
What does aquilon mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinenorth wind
- 2
masculinestrong wind, gale
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Vent du nord. 2. Tout vent violent et froid. 3. Le Nord. 4. Meuble représentant un visage soufflant dans les armoiries. À rapprocher de borée et Éole.
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 aquilon
- aquilons plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce aquilon?
- /a.ki.lɔ̃/
- \a.ki.lɔ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to aquilon
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is aquilon in French?
aquilon appears about once in every 12 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).