défanage
French, noun/de.fa.naʒ/
défanage is spelled D-É-F-A-N-A-G-E (8 letters). Défanage is a French masculine noun meaning “the killing of the tops of plants such as potatoes before harvesting” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Action de défaner une culture, une végétation”.
What does défanage mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinethe killing of the tops of plants such as potatoes before harvesting
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Action de défaner une culture, une végétation.
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 défanage
- défanages plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce défanage?
- /de.fa.naʒ/
- \de.fa.naʒ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.