galeux
French, adjective/ɡa.lø/
galeux is spelled G-A-L-E-U-X (6 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written French, the 67,389th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Galeux is a French adjective meaning “mangy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui est atteint de la gale”.
What does galeux mean in English?
adjective
- 1
mangy
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui est atteint de la gale. 2. Se dit aussi des arbres et des plantes. 3. Dont l'aspect est irrégulier, mal entretenu.
noun: 1. Personne atteinte de la gale.
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 galeux
- galeuse feminine
- galeuses feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce galeux?
- /ɡa.lø/
- \ɡa.lø\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to galeux
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is galeux in French?
galeux appears about once in every 4 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).