lamelle
French, noun/la.mɛl/
lamelle is spelled L-A-M-E-L-L-E (7 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written French, the 67,389th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Lamelle is a French feminine noun meaning “strip (of food etc.)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Petite lame”.
What does lamelle mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininestrip (of food etc.)
- 2
femininethin plate, lamina, lamella
- 3
femininevertical blinds
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Petite lame. 2. Petite lame de verre, peu épaisse, qui sert à recouvrir les objets d’une observation au microscope. 3. Petite lame, chez les champignons, qui n’atteint pas le pied. 4. Appendice pétaloïde se trouvant à la gorge de certaines corolles dialypétales ou gamopétales.
adjective: 1. Qui est garni de lames ou feuillets. 2. Définition à ajouter.
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 lamelle
- lamelles plural
- lamellés plural masculine
- lamellée singular feminine
- lamellées plural feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce lamelle?
- /la.mɛl/
- \la.mɛl\
- \la.mɛ.le\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to lamelle
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is lamelle in French?
lamelle appears about once in every 4 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).