jardinière
French, noun/ʒaʁ.di.njɛʁ/
jardinière is spelled J-A-R-D-I-N-I-È-R-E (10 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written French, the 52,567th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Jardinière is a French feminine noun meaning “an ornamental pot for the display of live flowers; a planter” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a female equivalent of jardinier (“gardener”). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Celle dont le métier est de travailler aux jardins, ou qui cultive un jardin pour en vendre les produits”.
What does jardinière mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefemale equivalent of jardinier (“gardener”)
- 2
femininean ornamental pot for the display of live flowers; a planter
- 3
femininediced, cooked vegetables served as a garnish
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Celle dont le métier est de travailler aux jardins, ou qui cultive un jardin pour en vendre les produits. 2. Celle qui conçoit des jardins. 3. Meuble d’ornement destiné à recevoir des plantes ou des fleurs. 4. Pot, bac pour y mettre des plantes vivantes, souvent de grande taille.
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 jardinière
- jardinières plural
- jardinier masculine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce jardinière?
- /ʒaʁ.di.njɛʁ/
- \ʒaʁ.di.njɛʁ\
- [ʒaʁ.di.njɛʁ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to jardinière
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is jardinière in French?
jardinière 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).