gorgerin
French, noun/ɡɔʁ.ʒə.ʁɛ̃/
gorgerin is spelled G-O-R-G-E-R-I-N (8 letters) and appears about once in every 40 million words in written French, the 200,689th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gorgerin is a French masculine noun meaning “gorget (armor for throat)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Pièce de l’armure qui servait autrefois pour couvrir et défendre la gorge d’un homme d’armes”.
What does gorgerin mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinegorget (armor for throat)
- 2
masculinegorget, wimple (piece of clothing)
- 3
masculinegorgerin
- 4
masculinean Ancient Egyptian pectoral, a large, heavy piece of jewellery which rested on the chest
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Pièce de l’armure qui servait autrefois pour couvrir et défendre la gorge d’un homme d’armes. 2. Pièce de vêtement féminin couvrant le haut de la poitrine. 3. Collier de chien hérissé de pointes de métal. 4. Sur certains chapiteaux, partie lisse ou ornée placée au-dessus de l’astragale de la colonne.
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 gorgerin
- gorgerins plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce gorgerin?
- /ɡɔʁ.ʒə.ʁɛ̃/
- \ɡɔʁ.ʒə.ʁɛ̃\
- [ɡɔʁ.ʒə.ʁɛ̃]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to gorgerin
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is gorgerin in French?
gorgerin appears about once in every 40 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).