balanophage
French, adjective/ba.la.nɔ.faʒ/
balanophage is spelled B-A-L-A-N-O-P-H-A-G-E (11 letters). Balanophage is a French adjective meaning “balanephagous” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui se nourrit de glands de chêne”.
What does balanophage mean in English?
adjective
- 1
balanephagous
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui se nourrit de glands de chêne. 2. Par allusion au sens de gland relatif à l’anatomie masculine.
noun: 1. Individu qui est balanophage, qui pratique la balanophagie.
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 balanophage
- balanophages plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce balanophage?
- /ba.la.nɔ.faʒ/
- \ba.la.nɔ.faʒ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.