gamache
French, noun/ɡa.maʃ/
gamache is spelled G-A-M-A-C-H-E (7 letters) and appears about once in every 7 million words in written French, the 84,649th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gamache is a French feminine noun meaning “spat, gaiter, legging” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Guêtre qui enveloppe le pied jusqu’au genou”.
What does gamache mean in English?
noun
- 1
archaicfemininespat, gaiter, legging
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Guêtre qui enveloppe le pied jusqu’au genou.
noun: 1. Fauvette à tête noire.
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 gamache
- gamaches plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce gamache?
- /ɡa.maʃ/
- \ɡa.maʃ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is gamache in French?
gamache appears about once in every 7 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).