bedonnant
French, adjective/bə.dɔ.nɑ̃/
bedonnant is spelled B-E-D-O-N-N-A-N-T (9 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written French, the 81,899th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bedonnant is a French adjective meaning “paunchy, pot-bellied” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a present participle of bedonner. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui est doté d'un gros ventre”.
What does bedonnant mean in English?
adjective
- 1
colloquialpaunchy, pot-bellied
verb
- 1
present participle of bedonner
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui est doté d'un gros ventre.
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 bedonnant
- bedonnante feminine
- bedonnants masculine plural
- bedonnantes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce bedonnant?
- /bə.dɔ.nɑ̃/
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to bedonnant
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is bedonnant in French?
bedonnant appears about once in every 6 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).