fontange
French, noun/fɔ̃.tɑ̃ʒ/
fontange is a French feminine noun meaning “fontange” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Nœud de rubans que les femmes portaient au XVIIIᵉ siècle sur leur coiffure”.
What does fontange mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefontange
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Nœud de rubans que les femmes portaient au XVIIIᵉ siècle sur leur coiffure. 2. Nœuds superposés maintenus par du fil d’archal, et d'où s'échappaient des mèches de cheveux.
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 fontange
- fontanges plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce fontange?
- /fɔ̃.tɑ̃ʒ/
- \fɔ̃.tɑ̃ʒ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is fontange in French?
fontange appears about once in every 87 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).