banderole
French, noun/bɑ̃.dʁɔl/
banderole is spelled B-A-N-D-E-R-O-L-E (9 letters) and appears 2.0 times per million words in written French, the 20,671st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Banderole is a French feminine noun meaning “banner (in political demonstration)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Petit bande d’étoffe flottante en forme de flamme”.
What does banderole mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininebanner (in political demonstration)
- 2
femininebanderole (in the sense of "streamer, little banner, little flag")
- 3
femininestreamer (as a decoration)
- 4
femininebanderole (flat band with an inscription)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Petit bande d’étoffe flottante en forme de flamme. 2. Bande de tissu naturel ou synthétique sur laquelle sont portées des inscriptions notamment politiques, syndicales, publicitaires… 3. Bande de carton léger (ou autre matière) servant à grouper plusieurs produits. 4. Sorte de phylactère, relié à un personnage et contenant le texte de ses paroles.
adjective: 1. Marqué de bandes comparées à des banderoles.
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 banderole
- banderoles plural
- banderolés plural masculine
- banderolée singular feminine
- banderolées plural feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce banderole?
- /bɑ̃.dʁɔl/
- \bɑ̃d.ʁɔl\
- [bɑ̃d.ʁɔl]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to banderole
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is banderole in French?
banderole appears 2.0 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).