cheveux en bataille
French, noun/ʃə.vø ɑ̃ ba.taj/
cheveux en bataille is spelled C-H-E-V-E-U-X-E-N-B-A-T-A-I-L-L-E (17 letters). Cheveux en bataille is a French masculine noun meaning “tousled hairs, dishevelled hairs, scruffy hairs, unkempt hairs, messy hairs” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Cheveux en désordre, mal coiffés”.
What does cheveux en bataille mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinetousled hairs, dishevelled hairs, scruffy hairs, unkempt hairs, messy hairs
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Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Cheveux en désordre, mal coiffés.
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.
How do you pronounce cheveux en bataille?
- /ʃə.vø ɑ̃ ba.taj/
- \ʃə.vø ɑ̃ ba.taj\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.