bandoulière
French, noun\bɑ̃.du.ljɛʁ\
bandoulière is spelled B-A-N-D-O-U-L-I-È-R-E (11 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written French, the 40,183rd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bandoulière is a French feminine noun meaning “shoulder strap” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Pièce de l’ancien équipement militaire, formée d’une large bande de cuir, qui passait de l’épaule gauche sous…”.
What does bandoulière mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineshoulder strap
- 2
femininebandolier
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Pièce de l’ancien équipement militaire, formée d’une large bande de cuir, qui passait de l’épaule gauche sous le bras droit : elle servait aux cavaliers pour y suspendre leur mousqueton à l’aide d’un crochet et aux fantassins pour y attacher leur fourniment de poudre et de balles. 2. Large baudrier de cuir ou d’étoffe. 3. Sangle servant à porter sur l’épaule des objets divers.
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 bandoulière
- bandoulières plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce bandoulière?
- \bɑ̃.du.ljɛʁ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to bandoulière
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is bandoulière in French?
bandoulière appears about once in every 2 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).