bimbelot
French, noun/bɛ̃.blo/
bimbelot is spelled B-I-M-B-E-L-O-T (8 letters). Bimbelot is a French masculine noun meaning “Traditional children's toy (dolls, wooden animals etc)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Jouet d’enfants, comme poupée, cheval de bois, bergeries, petits meubles en bois ou en fer”.
What does bimbelot mean in English?
noun
- 1
datedmasculineTraditional children's toy (dolls, wooden animals etc)
- 2
masculineknickknack, tat
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Jouet d’enfants, comme poupée, cheval de bois, bergeries, petits meubles en bois ou en fer. 2. Menus objets sans valeur.
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 bimbelot
- bimbelots plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce bimbelot?
- /bɛ̃.blo/
- \bɛ̃.blo\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.