expectorant
French, noun/ɛk.spɛk.tɔ.ʁɑ̃/
expectorant is a French masculine noun meaning “expectorant (agent or drug used to cause or induce the expulsion of phlegm from the lungs)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a present participle of expectorer. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Remède, médicament, qui facilite l’expectoration”.
What does expectorant mean in English?
adjective
- 1
expectorant (causing or assisting the expulsion of phlegm)
noun
- 1
masculineexpectorant (agent or drug used to cause or induce the expulsion of phlegm from the lungs)
verb
- 1
present participle of expectorer
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui facilite l’expectoration.
noun: 1. Remède, médicament, qui facilite l’expectoration.
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 expectorant
- expectorante feminine
- expectorants masculine plural
- expectorantes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce expectorant?
- /ɛk.spɛk.tɔ.ʁɑ̃/
- \ɛk.spɛk.tɔ.ʁɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to expectorant
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is expectorant in French?
expectorant appears about once in every 26 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).