jas
French, noun/ʒa/
jas is spelled J-A-S (3 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written French, the 58,502nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Jas is a French masculine noun meaning “sheepfold” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Barre transversale ajustée par le milieu à l’extrémité de la verge d’une ancre à jas, servant à faire mordre…”.
What does jas mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinesheepfold
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Barre transversale ajustée par le milieu à l’extrémité de la verge d’une ancre à jas, servant à faire mordre une de ses pattes ou becs sur le fond. 2. Bassin de saline.
noun: 1. (Forez) Bergerie.
noun: 1. Premier bassin d'un marais salant ou d'une vasière, juste au bord de la mer.
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 jas
- jouail
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce jas?
- /ʒa/
- /ʒɑ/
- \ʒa\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is jas in French?
jas 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).