colchique
French, noun/kɔl.ʃik/
colchique is spelled C-O-L-C-H-I-Q-U-E (9 letters) and appears about once in every 16 million words in written French, the 129,327th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Colchique is a French masculine noun meaning “crocus, autumn crocus” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Plante bulbeuse qui croît dans les prés humides, également cultivée dans les jardins. Le colchique est un…”.
What does colchique mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecrocus, autumn crocus
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Plante bulbeuse qui croît dans les prés humides, également cultivée dans les jardins. Le colchique est un violent poison, surtout pour le chien, d’où une ancienne appellation de tue-chien.
adjective: 1. Qualifiait une préparation officinale à base de colchique.
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 colchique
- colchiques plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce colchique?
- /kɔl.ʃik/
- \kɔl.ʃik\
- [kɔl.ʃik]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to colchique
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is colchique in French?
colchique appears about once in every 16 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).