jus
French, noun/ʒy/
jus is spelled J-U-S (3 letters) and appears 20 times per million words in written French, the 3,747th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Jus is a French masculine noun meaning “juice” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Solution aqueuse obtenue à partir d’un produit solide par pression, coction, infusion ou tout autre moyen”.
What does jus mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinejuice
jus d’ananas
- 2
masculineslangcoffee
- 3
masculineslangelectricity; energy; power; juice
- 4
datedmasculineslangspeech; address; presentation
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Solution aqueuse obtenue à partir d’un produit solide par pression, coction, infusion ou tout autre moyen. 2. Liquide sapide et aqueux obtenu à partir d’un aliment solide. 3. (Technique de parfumerie) Le parfum tel qu’il apparaît à l’issue des diverses opérations d’élaboration. 4. Électricité, courant électrique.
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.
How do you pronounce jus?
- /ʒy/
- Canada /ʒʏ/
- \ʒy\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to jus
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is jus in French?
jus appears 20 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).