gloussement
French, noun/ɡlus.mɑ̃/
gloussement is spelled G-L-O-U-S-S-E-M-E-N-T (11 letters) and appears about once in every 10 million words in written French, the 105,879th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gloussement is a French masculine noun meaning “cluck (sound made by a chicken)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Cri de la poule”.
What does gloussement mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecluck (sound made by a chicken)
- 2
masculinegobble (sound made by a turkey)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Cri de la poule. 2. Cri humain semblable au cri de la poule.
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 gloussement
- gloussements plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce gloussement?
- /ɡlus.mɑ̃/
- \ɡlus.mɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to gloussement
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is gloussement in French?
gloussement appears about once in every 10 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).