blanchon
French, noun/blɑ̃.ʃɔ̃/
blanchon is spelled B-L-A-N-C-H-O-N (8 letters) and appears about once in every 8 million words in written French, the 94,626th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Blanchon is a French masculine noun meaning “white-coated harp seal pup (Pagophilus groenlandicus)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Petit du phoque”.
What does blanchon mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinewhite-coated harp seal pup (Pagophilus groenlandicus)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Petit du phoque. 2. Synonyme de lièvre variable.
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 blanchon
- blanchons plural
- blanchonne
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce blanchon?
- /blɑ̃.ʃɔ̃/
- \blɑ̃.ʃɔ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to blanchon
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is blanchon in French?
blanchon appears about once in every 8 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).