espagnolette
French, noun/ɛs.pa.ɲɔ.lɛt/
espagnolette is spelled E-S-P-A-G-N-O-L-E-T-T-E (12 letters) and appears about once in every 52 million words in written French, the 229,021st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Espagnolette is a French feminine noun meaning “espagnolette (window locking device)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Ferrure à poignée tournante servant à fermer et à ouvrir les châssis d’une fenêtre”.
What does espagnolette mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineespagnolette (window locking device)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Ferrure à poignée tournante servant à fermer et à ouvrir les châssis d’une fenêtre. 2. Sorte de ratine fine, anciennement fabriquée en Espagne, qui a été imitée en France. 3. Jeune fille espagnole.
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 espagnolette
- espagnolettes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce espagnolette?
- /ɛs.pa.ɲɔ.lɛt/
- \ɛs.pa.ɲɔ.lɛt\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is espagnolette in French?
espagnolette appears about once in every 52 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).