branlette
French, noun/bʁɑ̃.lɛt/
branlette is spelled B-R-A-N-L-E-T-T-E (9 letters) and appears 1.9 times per million words in written French, the 20,952nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Branlette is a French feminine noun meaning “wank (act of masturbation)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Le deuxième des trois brins d’une canne à pêche dans lequel s’engage le scion”.
What does branlette mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineslangvulgarwank (act of masturbation)
- 2
feminineslangvulgarhand job (sex act)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Le deuxième des trois brins d’une canne à pêche dans lequel s’engage le scion. 2. Technique de pèche consistant à faire bouger en permanence l'amorce pour attirer les poissons. 3. Masturbation. 4. Nom vernaculaire de la brize.
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 branlette
- branlettes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce branlette?
- /bʁɑ̃.lɛt/
- \bʁɑ̃.lɛt\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to branlette
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is branlette in French?
branlette appears 1.9 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).