faisselle
French, noun/fɛ.sɛl/
faisselle is spelled F-A-I-S-S-E-L-L-E (9 letters) and appears about once in every 19 million words in written French, the 142,934th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Faisselle is a French feminine noun meaning “cheese strainer” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Récipient à parois percées de trous dans lequel on fait égoutter le fromage”.
What does faisselle mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecheese strainer
- 2
femininecurd cheese
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Récipient à parois percées de trous dans lequel on fait égoutter le fromage. 2. Fromage à pâte fraîche à base de lait de vache, de chèvre, ou de brebis, d'un poids moyen de 150 g à 1 kg dont l’affinage est seulement de quelques jours. 3. Table sur laquelle on presse le marc de pomme pour le faire égoutter.
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 faisselle
- faisselles plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce faisselle?
- /fɛ.sɛl/
- /fe.sɛl/
- \fɛ.sɛl\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to faisselle
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is faisselle in French?
faisselle appears about once in every 19 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).