élingue
French, noun/e.lɛ̃ɡ/
élingue is spelled É-L-I-N-G-U-E (7 letters) and appears about once in every 26 million words in written French, the 164,661st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Élingue is a French feminine noun meaning “sling” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Cordage qui a un nœud coulant à chaque bout, et qui sert à entourer les fardeaux pour les soulever”.
What does élingue mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesling
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Cordage qui a un nœud coulant à chaque bout, et qui sert à entourer les fardeaux pour les soulever. 2. Lien souple – cordage, sangle textile, câble métallique, chaîne – servant au levage d'une charge.
noun: 1. Variante de lingue.
adjective: 1. Qui est élingué.
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 élingue
- élingues plural
- élingués plural masculine
- élinguée singular feminine
- élinguées plural feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce élingue?
- /e.lɛ̃ɡ/
- \e.lɛ̃ɡ\
- \e.lɛ̃.ɡe\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is élingue in French?
élingue appears about once in every 26 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).