arc-en-ciel
French, noun/aʁ.kɑ̃.sjɛl/
arc-en-ciel is spelled A-R-C-E-N-C-I-E-L (9 letters). Arc-en-ciel is a French masculine noun meaning “rainbow (multicoloured arch in the sky, produced by prismatic refraction of light within droplets of rain in the air)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Phénomène optique et météorologique qui rend visible le spectre continu de la lumière du soleil quand il…”.
What does arc-en-ciel mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinerainbow (multicoloured arch in the sky, produced by prismatic refraction of light within droplets of rain in the air)
adjective
- 1
rainbow
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Phénomène optique et météorologique qui rend visible le spectre continu de la lumière du soleil quand il brille pendant la pluie ou sur des gouttelettes (jet d’eau, chute d’eau, etc.). 2. Symbole de la communauté LGBTQIA+. 3. Symbole de la paix.
noun: 1. Truite arc-en-ciel.
adjective: 1. Qui offre des couleurs irisées. 2. Relatif aux personnes LGBTQIA+.
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 arc-en-ciel
- arcs-en-ciel plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce arc-en-ciel?
- /aʁ.kɑ̃.sjɛl/
- \aʁ.kɑ̃.sjɛl\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to arc-en-ciel
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.