fouace
French, noun/fwas/
fouace is spelled F-O-U-A-C-E (6 letters) and appears about once in every 40 million words in written French, the 200,689th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Fouace is a French feminine noun meaning “a type of brioche or other light pastry or bun from some regions of France, such as Auvergne” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Galette de froment, cuite sous la cendre ou au four”.
What does fouace mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininea type of brioche or other light pastry or bun from some regions of France, such as Auvergne
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Galette de froment, cuite sous la cendre ou au four. 2. Sorte de pâtisserie, généralement briochée, qui se retrouve dans plusieurs régions de France sous différentes formes (fouace nantaise, fouace vendéenne, etc.). 3. Pâtisserie rustique, en forme de couronne, faite en pâte briochée parfumée à la fleur d'oranger ou à l'anis.
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 fouace
- fouaces plural
- fouasse
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce fouace?
- /fwas/
- \fwas\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is fouace in French?
fouace appears about once in every 40 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).