java
French, noun/ʒa.va/
java is spelled J-A-V-A (4 letters) and appears 5.6 times per million words in written French, the 10,294th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Java is a French feminine noun meaning “a popular dance developed in 1920s Paris” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Danse à trois temps et à cadence rapide et qui se danse à petits pas”.
What does java mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininea popular dance developed in 1920s Paris
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Danse à trois temps et à cadence rapide et qui se danse à petits pas. 2. Partie de plaisir, voire de débauche ; bringue. 3. Dispute animée, bagarre. 4. Rossée, correction.
noun: 1. Variante orthographique de Java.
noun: 1. Sorte de tissu africain.
noun: 1. Race de poules, sélectionnées en Angleterre ou aux États-Unis à partir de poules originaires d’Asie, naines (Angleterre) ou lourdes (États-Unis).
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 java
- javas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce java?
- /ʒa.va/
- \ʒa.va\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is java in French?
java appears 5.6 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).