bigarrure
French, noun/bi.ɡa.ʁyʁ/
bigarrure is spelled B-I-G-A-R-R-U-R-E (9 letters) and appears about once in every 65 million words in written French, the 253,038th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bigarrure is a French feminine noun meaning “a variegated pattern, a colourful mixture” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Juxtaposition de couleurs tranchantes ou mal assorties”.
What does bigarrure mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininea variegated pattern, a colourful mixture
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Juxtaposition de couleurs tranchantes ou mal assorties. 2. Mélange d’éléments disparates.
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 bigarrure
- bigarrures plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce bigarrure?
- /bi.ɡa.ʁyʁ/
- \bi.ɡa.ʁyʁ\
- [bi.ɡa.ʁyʁ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is bigarrure in French?
bigarrure appears about once in every 65 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).