encéphalopathie spongiforme bovine
French, noun/ɑ̃.se.fa.lɔ.pa.ti spɔ̃.ʒi.fɔʁ.m(ə) bɔ.vin/
encéphalopathie spongiforme bovine is spelled E-N-C-É-P-H-A-L-O-P-A-T-H-I-E-S-P-O-N-G-I-F-O-R-M-E-B-O-V-I-N-E (32 letters). Encéphalopathie spongiforme bovine is a French feminine noun meaning “bovine spongiform encephalopathy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Infection dégénérative du système nerveux central des bovins”.
What does encéphalopathie spongiforme bovine mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininebovine spongiform encephalopathy
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Infection dégénérative du système nerveux central des bovins.
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.
How do you pronounce encéphalopathie spongiforme bovine?
- /ɑ̃.se.fa.lɔ.pa.ti spɔ̃.ʒi.fɔʁ.m(ə) bɔ.vin/
- \ɑ̃.se.fa.lɔ.pa.ti spɔ̃.ʒi.fɔʁm bɔ.vin\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.