chignon
French, noun/ʃi.ɲɔ̃/
chignon is spelled C-H-I-G-N-O-N (7 letters) and appears 1.3 times per million words in written French, the 27,365th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Chignon is a French masculine noun meaning “roll or twist of hair worn at the nape of the neck; a bun” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Partie de la coiffure que forment les cheveux relevés et noués par derrière”.
What does chignon mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineroll or twist of hair worn at the nape of the neck; a bun
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Partie de la coiffure que forment les cheveux relevés et noués par derrière. 2. Le derrière du cou.
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 chignon
- chignons plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce chignon?
- /ʃi.ɲɔ̃/
- \ʃi.ɲɔ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to chignon
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is chignon in French?
chignon appears 1.3 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).