gousset
French, noun/ɡu.sɛ/
gousset is spelled G-O-U-S-S-E-T (7 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written French, the 53,838th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gousset is a French masculine noun meaning “gusset” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Petite poche destinée à renfermer de l’argent, des bijoux, une montre, etc., et fixée à la ceinture du…”.
What does gousset mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinegusset
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Petite poche destinée à renfermer de l’argent, des bijoux, une montre, etc., et fixée à la ceinture du pantalon ou plus souvent au gilet. 2. Petite console de menuiserie servant à soutenir des tablettes. 3. Dans une structure métallique ou mécano-soudée, pièce mince (tôle) servant à rigidifier une liaison d'angle. 4. Petite pièce triangulaire de toile ou de coton, que l’on met à la manche d’une chemise à l’endroit de l’aisselle.
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 gousset
- goussets plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce gousset?
- /ɡu.sɛ/
- \ɡu.sɛ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to gousset
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is gousset in French?
gousset 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).