dada
French, noun/da.da/
dada is spelled D-A-D-A (4 letters) and appears 1.5 times per million words in written French, the 24,887th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Dada is a French masculine noun meaning “horse” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Cheval”.
What does dada mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinehorse
- 2
masculinehobby horse
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Cheval. 2. Petit cheval à bascule en bois. 3. Sujet qui intéresse beaucoup ; idée fixe. 4. Mouvement artistique fondé sur le rejet des règles, conventions et contraintes idéologiques, artistiques ou politiques.
noun: 1. Anciennement esclave noire travaillant en tant que nourrice. Actuellement nourrice.
noun: 1. Idée fixe, marotte d'une personne
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 dada
- dadas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce dada?
- /da.da/
- \da.da\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to dada
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is dada in French?
dada appears 1.5 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).