décalcomanie
French, noun/de.kal.kɔ.ma.ni/
décalcomanie is a French feminine noun meaning “decalcomania (the process of transferring designs onto surfaces using decals)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Procédé par lequel on reporte une image en couleur sur du papier, de la porcelaine, etc., qui en garde…”.
What does décalcomanie mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininedecalcomania (the process of transferring designs onto surfaces using decals)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Procédé par lequel on reporte une image en couleur sur du papier, de la porcelaine, etc., qui en garde l’impression. 2. Image transférable d'un support flexible à un autre généralement rigide, de façon permanente.
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 décalcomanie
- décalcomanies plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce décalcomanie?
- /de.kal.kɔ.ma.ni/
- \de.kal.kɔ.ma.ni\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to décalcomanie
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is décalcomanie in French?
décalcomanie appears about once in every 21 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).