jambage
French, noun/ʒɑ̃.baʒ/
jambage is spelled J-A-M-B-A-G-E (7 letters) and appears about once in every 18 million words in written French, the 136,634th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Jambage is a French masculine noun meaning “downstroke” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Élément vertical qui assure l’étanchéité en partie latérale entre le mur et l’ouverture (exemple : cheminée…”.
What does jambage mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinedownstroke
- 2
masculinejamb
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Élément vertical qui assure l’étanchéité en partie latérale entre le mur et l’ouverture (exemple : cheminée, linteau d’une porte, etc.). 2. Chaîne de pierre de taille ou de maçonnerie qui soutient l’édifice et sur laquelle on pose les grosses poutres. 3. Ce qui soutient quelque chose. 4. Trait vertical dans le dessin d’un caractère.
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 jambage
- jambages plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce jambage?
- /ʒɑ̃.baʒ/
- \ʒɑ̃.baʒ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to jambage
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is jambage in French?
jambage appears about once in every 18 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).