blanchaille
French, noun/blɑ̃.ʃaj/
blanchaille is a French feminine noun meaning “whitebait (young of various species of fish)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Fretin, menu poisson qui sert ordinairement d’appât aux pêcheurs”.
What does blanchaille mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininewhitebait (young of various species of fish)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Fretin, menu poisson qui sert ordinairement d’appât aux pêcheurs. 2. Poisson blanc appartenant à la famille des cyprinidés, par opposition aux truites, brochets, perches et autres carnassiers.
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 blanchaille
- blanchailles plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce blanchaille?
- /blɑ̃.ʃaj/
- /blɑ̃.ʃɑj/
- \blɑ̃.ʃaj\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to blanchaille
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.