gardon
French, noun/ɡaʁ.dɔ̃/
gardon is spelled G-A-R-D-O-N (6 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written French, the 57,169th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gardon is a French masculine noun meaning “roach (freshwater fish)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Poisson osseux d’eau douce d’Europe et d'Asie, assez petits, de la famille des cyprinidés, en particulier le…”.
What does gardon mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineroach (freshwater fish)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Poisson osseux d’eau douce d’Europe et d'Asie, assez petits, de la famille des cyprinidés, en particulier le gardon commun.
noun: 1. Petit torrent, rivière dont les crues sont parfois violentes.
noun: 1. Instrument à cordes pincées et frappées d'origine hongroise.
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 gardon
- gardons plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce gardon?
- /ɡaʁ.dɔ̃/
- \ɡaʁ.dɔ̃\
- [ɡaʁdɔ̃]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to gardon
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is gardon in French?
gardon appears about once in every 3 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).