jacassant
French, adjective/ʒa.ka.sɑ̃/
jacassant is a French adjective meaning “jabbering” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a present participle of jacasser. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui jacasse”.
What does jacassant mean in English?
adjective
- 1
jabbering
verb
- 1
present participle of jacasser
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui jacasse.
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 jacassant
- jacassante feminine
- jacassants masculine plural
- jacassantes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce jacassant?
- /ʒa.ka.sɑ̃/
- \ʒa.ka.sɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is jacassant in French?
jacassant appears about once in every 62 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).