lambrequin
French, noun/lɑ̃.bʁə.kɛ̃/
lambrequin is spelled L-A-M-B-R-E-Q-U-I-N (10 letters) and appears about once in every 30 million words in written French, the 173,977th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Lambrequin is a French masculine noun meaning “lambrequin” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Ornement qui pend du casque et entoure l’écu”.
What does lambrequin mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinelambrequin
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Ornement qui pend du casque et entoure l’écu. 2. Découpure de bois ou de tôle, couronnant un pavillon, une tente, un store, etc. 3. Bandeau décoratif d’étoffe qui surmonte un décor de tapisserie ou des rideaux de fenêtre.
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 lambrequin
- lambrequins plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce lambrequin?
- /lɑ̃.bʁə.kɛ̃/
- \lɑ̃.bʁə.kɛ̃\
- [lɑ̃.bʁə.kɛ̃]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to lambrequin
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is lambrequin in French?
lambrequin appears about once in every 30 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).