emménagogue
French, noun/ɑ̃.me.na.ɡɔɡ/
emménagogue is spelled E-M-M-É-N-A-G-O-G-U-E (11 letters) and appears about once in every 89 million words in written French, the 294,907th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Emménagogue is a French masculine noun meaning “emmenagogue (substance that stimulates blood flow in the pelvic area and uterus, causing menstruation)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Décoction de plantes qui provoque ou facilite le flux menstruel”.
What does emménagogue mean in English?
adjective
- 1
emmenagogic (that stimulates blood flow in the pelvic area and uterus, causing menstruation)
des plantes emménagogues
noun
- 1
masculineemmenagogue (substance that stimulates blood flow in the pelvic area and uterus, causing menstruation)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui provoque ou facilite les règles.
noun: 1. Décoction de plantes qui provoque ou facilite le flux menstruel.
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 emménagogue
- emménagogues plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce emménagogue?
- /ɑ̃.me.na.ɡɔɡ/
- \ɑ̃.me.na.ɡɔɡ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is emménagogue in French?
emménagogue appears about once in every 89 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).