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bonnette

French, noun/bɔ.nɛt/

bonnette is spelled B-O-N-N-E-T-T-E (8 letters) and appears about once in every 10 million words in written French, the 104,709th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bonnette is a French feminine noun meaning “windshield” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Petite voile supplémentaire utilisée pour augmenter la surface de la voilure par vent faible”.

What does bonnette mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininewindshield

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Petite voile supplémentaire utilisée pour augmenter la surface de la voilure par vent faible. 2. Lentille supplémentaire ajoutée à un objectif, vissée devant l’élément frontal, à la manière d’un filtre et ayant pour but de faire varier la distance focale. 3. Filtre coloré ajouté à l'oculaire d'une lunette ou d'un télescope pour permettre l'observation du soleil. 4. Protection placée sur un microphone pour limiter la captation des bruits de la pluie et du vent.

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 bonnette

  • bonnettes plural

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce bonnette?

  • /bɔ.nɛt/
  • \bɔ.nɛt\
  • [bɔnɛt]

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to bonnette

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is bonnette in French?

bonnette appears about once in every 10 million words in written French.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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