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fruit de mer

French, noun/fʁɥi d(ə) mɛʁ/

fruit de mer is a French masculine noun meaning “a piece of seafood” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Crustacé marin ou coquillage marin que l’on peut manger”.

What does fruit de mer mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculinea piece of seafood

    Ce plat que vous voyez est composé de divers fruits de mer : des crevettes, des huitres et quelques autres crustacés.

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Crustacé marin ou coquillage marin que l’on peut manger.

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 fruit de mer

  • fruits de mer plural

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce fruit de mer?

  • /fʁɥi d(ə) mɛʁ/
  • \fʁɥi də mɛʁ\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.