clos
French, noun/klo/
clos is spelled C-L-O-S (4 letters) and appears 13 times per million words in written French, the 5,439th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Clos is a French masculine noun meaning “a piece of cultivated land surrounded by walls or hedges, especially a small vineyard” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a past participle of clore. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Espace de terre cultivé et fermé de murs ou de haies, de fossés, etc”.
What does clos mean in English?
adjective
- 1
closed, shut
- 2
shut in, enclosed
noun
- 1
masculinea piece of cultivated land surrounded by walls or hedges, especially a small vineyard
- 2
masculinefield, cultivated farm field
verb
- 1
past participle of clore
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Espace de terre cultivé et fermé de murs ou de haies, de fossés, etc. 2. Parcelle plantée de vigne. 3. Terrain généralement clos consacré au jeu de boules, en principe attaché à un débit de boissons, ombragé et pourvu d’une buvette. 4. Regroupement d’habitations ou d’immeubles auquel on accède habituellement par une seule voirie en cul-de-sac.
adjective: 1. Fermé. 2. Entouré d’une clôture. 3. Dont il n'est plus question ; terminé ; achevé. 4. Stable.
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 clos
- close feminine
- closes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce clos?
- /klo/
- \klo\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to clos
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is clos in French?
clos appears 13 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).