califourchon
French, noun/ka.li.fuʁ.ʃɔ̃/
califourchon is a French masculine noun meaning “only used in à califourchon” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does califourchon mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineonly used in à califourchon
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. Mot usité seulement dans la locution adverbiale à califourchon.
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.
How do you pronounce califourchon?
- /ka.li.fuʁ.ʃɔ̃/
- \ka.li.fuʁ.ʃɔ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is califourchon in French?
califourchon appears about once in every 4 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).