cervelle
French, noun/sɛʁ.vɛl/
cervelle is spelled C-E-R-V-E-L-L-E (8 letters) and appears 2.0 times per million words in written French, the 20,380th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cervelle is a French feminine noun meaning “brains” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Substance du cerveau, particulièrement quand celui-ci perd son intégrité”.
What does cervelle mean in English?
noun
- 1
archaicderogatoryfemininebrain (organ of thought)
Utilise ta cervelle, banane !
- 2
femininebrains
cervelle de veau au beurre
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Substance du cerveau, particulièrement quand celui-ci perd son intégrité. 2. Le cerveau lui-même, surtout chez l’être humain. 3. Cerveau des animaux tués, destiné à servir de mets. 4. Organe de la pensée et, par suite, l’intelligence, le jugement.
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 cervelle
- cervelles plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cervelle?
- /sɛʁ.vɛl/
- /sær.vɛl/
- /sar.vɛl/
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to cervelle
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is cervelle in French?
cervelle appears 2.0 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).