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julienne

French, noun/ʒy.ljɛn/

julienne is spelled J-U-L-I-E-N-N-E (8 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written French, the 34,908th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Julienne is a French feminine noun meaning “a julienne, a garnish of vegetables cut into long, thin strips” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of julien. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Technique de découpe des légumes en filaments plus ou moins gros”.

What does julienne mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininea julienne, a garnish of vegetables cut into long, thin strips

  2. 2

    femininesynonym of julienne des dames (“dame's rocket”) (Hesperis matronalis)

  3. 3

    feminineling

adjective

  1. 1

    femininefeminine singular of julien

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Technique de découpe des légumes en filaments plus ou moins gros. 2. Aliment préparé selon cette technique. 3. Potage fait avec plusieurs sortes d’herbes et de légumes coupés menu.

noun: 1. Genre de plantes de la famille des Brassicacées, qui se rapprochent beaucoup des giroflées et dont plusieurs espèces sont employées en médecine ou cultivées dans les jardins d’agrément.

noun: 1. Poisson de mer, à l’aspect fusiforme, très allongé, synonyme de lingue franche ou de lingue bleue (poisson).

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 julienne

  • juliennes plural

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce julienne?

  • /ʒy.ljɛn/
  • \ʒy.ljɛn\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to julienne

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is julienne in French?

julienne appears about once in every 1 million words in written French.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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