carangue
French, noun\ka.ʁɑ̃ɡ\
carangue is spelled C-A-R-A-N-G-U-E (8 letters) and appears about once in every 56 million words in written French, the 236,816th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Carangue is a French feminine noun meaning “jackfish, carangid; any fish of the family Carangidae” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Espèce de poisson osseux marin, carangidé au corps comprimé un peu haut et grandes pectorales”.
What does carangue mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininejackfish, carangid; any fish of the family Carangidae.
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Espèce de poisson osseux marin, carangidé au corps comprimé un peu haut et grandes pectorales. 2. Variante de calanque.
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 carangue
- carangues plural
- carange
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce carangue?
- \ka.ʁɑ̃ɡ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is carangue in French?
carangue appears about once in every 56 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).