épluchage
French, noun/e.ply.ʃaʒ/
épluchage is spelled É-P-L-U-C-H-A-G-E (9 letters) and appears about once in every 12 million words in written French, the 112,013th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Épluchage is a French masculine noun meaning “peeling, cleaning of vegetables etc” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Action d’enlever la peau ou les parties les moins comestibles d’un fruit ou d’un légume”.
What does épluchage mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinepeeling, cleaning of vegetables etc.
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Action d’enlever la peau ou les parties les moins comestibles d’un fruit ou d’un légume. 2. Examen attentif d’une chose ou d'un ensemble de choses.
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 épluchage
- épluchages plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce épluchage?
- /e.ply.ʃaʒ/
- \e.ply.ʃaʒ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is épluchage in French?
épluchage appears about once in every 12 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).