balayeuse
French, noun/ba.lɛ.jøz/
balayeuse is spelled B-A-L-A-Y-E-U-S-E (9 letters) and appears about once in every 10 million words in written French, the 103,520th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Balayeuse is a French feminine noun meaning “street sweeper (vehicle)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a female equivalent of balayeur. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Celle qui balaye”.
What does balayeuse mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefemale equivalent of balayeur
- 2
femininestreet sweeper (vehicle)
- 3
Quebecfemininehoover, vacuum cleaner
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Celle qui balaye. 2. Véhicule muni d’un balai rotatif destiné à nettoyer les rues. 3. Tissu cousu sous la traîne d’une robe pour la rigidifier et la préserver de la poussière. 4. Aspirateur.
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 balayeuse
- balayeuses plural
- balayeur masculine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce balayeuse?
- /ba.lɛ.jøz/
- /ba.le.jøz/
- \ba.lɛ.jøz\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is balayeuse in French?
balayeuse appears about once in every 10 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).