bidon
French, noun/bi.dɔ̃/
bidon is spelled B-I-D-O-N (5 letters) and appears 7.2 times per million words in written French, the 8,517th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bidon is a French masculine noun meaning “milk carton” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Gourde de fer-blanc propre à contenir de l’eau ou tout autre liquide, à usage militaire”.
What does bidon mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinemilk carton
- 2
masculinewater bottle
- 3
masculinetummy
adjective
- 1
slangrigged
La course de chevaux est bidon.
- 2
slangphoney, sham
Ces cris et ces pleurs sont bidon puisqu'elle ne l'aimait pas.
- 3
slangcrap
Ce film est complètement bidon.
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Gourde de fer-blanc propre à contenir de l’eau ou tout autre liquide, à usage militaire. 2. Espèce de broc de bois qui contenait environ cinq litres. 3. Petite baille à deux anses, contenant de la viande, du beurre salé, du poisson, etc. 4. Récipient en fer-blanc, en plastique, etc., clos hermétiquement, renfermant de l’huile, du pétrole, de l’essence, du lait, etc.
adjective: 1. Factice.
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 bidon
- bidons plural
- bidonne singular feminine
- bidonnes plural feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce bidon?
- /bi.dɔ̃/
- \bi.dɔ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to bidon
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is bidon in French?
bidon appears 7.2 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).