baume
French, noun/bom/
baume is spelled B-A-U-M-E (5 letters) and appears 3.5 times per million words in written French, the 14,436th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Baume is a French masculine noun meaning “balm” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Substance résineuse et odorante qui coule de certains végétaux et qu’on emploie souvent en médecine”.
What does baume mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinebalm
- 2
masculinebalsam
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Substance résineuse et odorante qui coule de certains végétaux et qu’on emploie souvent en médecine. 2. Certains médicaments composés, qui sont la plupart d’un usage externe et qui ont une odeur balsamique. 3. Ce qui adoucit les peines ou dissipe les inquiétudes, les chagrins. 4. Variété de menthe.
noun: 1. Renfoncement sous un rocher surplombant formant un abri, abri-sous-roche, caverne peu profonde, grotte. 2. Cavité naturelle servant de gîte aux animaux sauvages.
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 baume
- baumes plural
- balme
- barme
- beaume
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce baume?
- /bom/
- \bom\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to baume
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is baume in French?
baume appears 3.5 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).