camelote
French, noun/kam.lɔt/
camelote is spelled C-A-M-E-L-O-T-E (8 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written French, the 73,828th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Camelote is a French feminine noun meaning “poor quality goods; junk, rubbish, tat” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Produit quelconque ; chose de faible valeur”.
What does camelote mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepoor quality goods; junk, rubbish, tat
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Ouvrage mal fait ; marchandise de mauvaise qualité, bas de gamme. 2. Produit quelconque ; chose de faible valeur.
adjective: 1. De mauvaise qualité.
adjective: 1. Ondé comme le tissu en camelot. 2. Qui, après le travail, a l’apparence de fêlure ou étonnement à sa surface.
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 camelote
- camelotes plural
- camelotés plural masculine
- camelotée singular feminine
- camelotées plural feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce camelote?
- /kam.lɔt/
- \kam.lɔt\
- \kam.lɔ.te\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to camelote
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is camelote in French?
camelote appears about once in every 5 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).