chienne
French, noun/ʃjɛn/
chienne is spelled C-H-I-E-N-N-E (7 letters) and appears 5.2 times per million words in written French, the 10,846th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Chienne is a French feminine noun meaning “a bitch (objectionable woman)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a female equivalent of chien (“bitch, female dog”). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Animal femelle de l’espèce Canis lupus familiaris”.
What does chienne mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefemale equivalent of chien (“bitch, female dog”)
- 2
feminineslangvulgara bitch (objectionable woman)
- 3
feminineslangvulgara whore; a prostitute
- 4
Quebecfeminineoveralls (shortening of chienne de travail)
Heille Bob! T'ara tu vu ma chienne?!! Messemb' que j'l'ava mi su l'établie avant l'brèèke.
- 5
Quebecfemininefear
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Animal femelle de l’espèce Canis lupus familiaris. 2. En parlant des choses : très mauvais, exécrable. 3. Femme au fort appétit sexuel ; femme délurée et lubrique. 4. Cheveux formant une sorte de frange sur le front.
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 chienne
- chiennes plural
- chien masculine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce chienne?
- France /ʃjɛn/
- /ʃjɛnə/
- \ʃjɛn\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to chienne
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is chienne in French?
chienne appears 5.2 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).