arkose
French, noun/aʁ.koz/
arkose is a French feminine noun meaning “arkose” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Grès grossier et friable ayant l'aspect du granite ou de la granulite, composée d’éléments analogues (quartz…”.
What does arkose mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininearkose
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Grès grossier et friable ayant l'aspect du granite ou de la granulite, composée d’éléments analogues (quartz, feldspath, mica) mais friable. Les éléments rocheux sont roulés et agglutinés par un ciment d'argile.
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 arkose
- arkoses plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce arkose?
- /aʁ.koz/
- \aʁ.koz\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is arkose in French?
arkose appears about once in every 18 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).