esquif
French, noun/ɛs.kif/
esquif is spelled E-S-Q-U-I-F (6 letters) and appears about once in every 10 million words in written French, the 104,709th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Esquif is a French masculine noun meaning “skiff (any of various types of boats small enough for sailing or rowing by one person)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Petite barque, canot”.
What does esquif mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineskiff (any of various types of boats small enough for sailing or rowing by one person)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Petite barque, canot.
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 esquif
- esquifs plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce esquif?
- /ɛs.kif/
- \ɛs.kif\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to esquif
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is esquif in French?
esquif appears about once in every 10 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).