groseille
French, noun/ɡʁo.zɛj/
groseille is spelled G-R-O-S-E-I-L-L-E (9 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written French, the 65,791st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Groseille is a French feminine noun meaning “redcurrant” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Petit fruit à grappes comestible, à saveur acidulée, de couleur rouge ou blanche , souvent utilisé en cuisine…”.
What does groseille mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineredcurrant
- 2
femininegooseberry
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Petit fruit à grappes comestible, à saveur acidulée, de couleur rouge ou blanche , souvent utilisé en cuisine pour faire des gelées et des confitures, et produit par le groseillier ou groseillier à grappes (Ribes rubrum). 2. Groseille à maquereau.
adjective: 1. Couleur rouge vif du même nom que le fruit. #CF0A1D
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 groseille
- groseilles plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce groseille?
- /ɡʁo.zɛj/
- \ɡʁo.zɛj\
- [ɡʁo.zɛj]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is groseille in French?
groseille appears about once in every 4 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).