butin
French, noun/by.tɛ̃/
butin is spelled B-U-T-I-N (5 letters) and appears 4.2 times per million words in written French, the 12,736th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Butin is a French masculine noun meaning “loot, booty (the proceeds of theft, robbery etc., swag, contraband)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Ce que l’on prend sur les ennemis”.
What does butin mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineloot, booty (the proceeds of theft, robbery etc., swag, contraband)
- 2
masculinewhat is obtained or amassed by laborious collection
- 3
masculinewhat is collected by insects such as bees or ants; a load of pollen, nectar, etc.
- 4
masculinefurniture
- 5
masculinebelongings, household possessions
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Ce que l’on prend sur les ennemis. 2. Ce qu'un malfaiteur prend à ses victimes. 3. Ce qu’on obtient par de laborieuses recherches, récolte. 4. Ce qui est récolté par un insecte.
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 butin
- butins plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce butin?
- /by.tɛ̃/
- \by.tɛ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to butin
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is butin in French?
butin appears 4.2 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).