cantinière
French, noun/kɑ̃.ti.njɛʁ/
cantinière is spelled C-A-N-T-I-N-I-È-R-E (10 letters) and appears about once in every 10 million words in written French, the 102,288th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cantinière is a French feminine noun meaning “cantinière” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a female equivalent of cantinier. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Celle qui tient une cantine”.
What does cantinière mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecantinière
- 2
femininefemale equivalent of cantinier
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Celle qui tient une cantine. 2. Femme qui tenait la cantine d’un régiment. 3. Petite caisse utilisée pour transporter des objets personnels.
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 cantinière
- cantinières plural
- cantinier masculine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cantinière?
- /kɑ̃.ti.njɛʁ/
- \kɑ̃.ti.njɛʁ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is cantinière in French?
cantinière appears about once in every 10 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).