dondaine
French, noun/dɔ̃.dɛn/
dondaine is spelled D-O-N-D-A-I-N-E (8 letters) and appears about once in every 27 million words in written French, the 166,446th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Dondaine is a French feminine noun meaning “quarrel (bolt from a crossbow)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Projectile tiré par les balistes et les arbalètes médiévales ; sorte de carreau d'arbalète”.
What does dondaine mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininequarrel (bolt from a crossbow)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Projectile tiré par les balistes et les arbalètes médiévales ; sorte de carreau d'arbalète. 2. Femme obèse ; dondon. 3. Sorte de cornemuse médiévale. 4. Sorte de chanson ; faridondaine.
onomatopoeia: 1. Entre dans la composition des refrains de chansons enfantines et populaires.
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 dondaine
- dondaines plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce dondaine?
- /dɔ̃.dɛn/
- \dɔ̃.dɛn\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is dondaine in French?
dondaine appears about once in every 27 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).