calisson
French, noun/ka.li.sɔ̃/
calisson is spelled C-A-L-I-S-S-O-N (8 letters) and appears about once in every 28 million words in written French, the 168,321st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Calisson is a French masculine noun meaning “calisson (confection made with ground almonds)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Confiserie de forme oblongue, d'environ 5 centimètres de long, faite de pâte d’amande mêlée de fruits confits…”.
What does calisson mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecalisson (confection made with ground almonds)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Confiserie de forme oblongue, d'environ 5 centimètres de long, faite de pâte d’amande mêlée de fruits confits (melon, orange) posée sur un biscuit et nappée de glace royale ; spécialité d’Aix-en-Provence.
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 calisson
- calissons plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce calisson?
- /ka.li.sɔ̃/
- \ka.li.sɔ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is calisson in French?
calisson appears about once in every 28 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).