bergère
French, noun/bɛʁ.ʒɛʁ/
bergère is spelled B-E-R-G-È-R-E (7 letters) and appears 1.3 times per million words in written French, the 26,299th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bergère is a French feminine noun meaning “wing chair” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a female equivalent of berger (“shepherdess”). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Gardienne de troupeau”.
What does bergère mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefemale equivalent of berger (“shepherdess”)
- 2
femininewing chair
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Gardienne de troupeau. 2. Fauteuil plus large et plus profond que les fauteuils ordinaires et garni d’un coussin sur lequel on s’assied, avec des accotoirs pleins. 3. Coiffure de femme. 4. Femme, en général.
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 bergère
- bergères plural
- berger masculine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce bergère?
- /bɛʁ.ʒɛʁ/
- \bɛʁ.ʒɛʁ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to bergère
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is bergère in French?
bergère appears 1.3 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).