caille-lait
French, noun/kaj.lɛ/
caille-lait is spelled C-A-I-L-L-E-L-A-I-T (10 letters). Caille-lait is a French masculine noun meaning “bedstraw (plant of the genus Galium)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Espèce de gaillet (genre Galium), ainsi nommé parce qu’on lui attribue la propriété de cailler le lait”.
What does caille-lait mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinebedstraw (plant of the genus Galium)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Espèce de gaillet (genre Galium), ainsi nommé parce qu’on lui attribue la propriété de cailler le lait. 2. Ce qui maintient solidaire sinon figé.
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 caille-lait
- caille-laits plural
- caillelait alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce caille-lait?
- /kaj.lɛ/
- /kɑj.lɛ/
- \kaj.lɛ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.