citrouille
French, noun/si.tʁuj/
citrouille is spelled C-I-T-R-O-U-I-L-L-E (10 letters) and appears 1.3 times per million words in written French, the 27,365th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Citrouille is a French feminine noun meaning “pumpkin (fruit and plant)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Espèce de courge de la famille des Cucurbitacées, dont les tiges rampent à terre, de nom scientifique…”.
What does citrouille mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepumpkin (fruit and plant)
adjective
- 1
pumpkin, pumpkin-colored (color/colour)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Espèce de courge de la famille des Cucurbitacées, dont les tiges rampent à terre, de nom scientifique Cucurbita pepo. 2. Fruit même de cette plante, qui est employé comme légume. 3. Incapable.
noun: 1. Couleur orange moyen, qui ressemble un peu à l’orange carotte, mais tirant légèrement sur le jaune. #DF6D14
adjective: 1. D'une couleur rappelant celle du citrouille.
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 citrouille
- citrouilles plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce citrouille?
- /si.tʁuj/
- \si.tʁuj\
- [si.tʁuj]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to citrouille
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is citrouille in French?
citrouille 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).