latex
French, noun/la.tɛks/
latex is spelled L-A-T-E-X (5 letters) and appears 2.1 times per million words in written French, the 19,772nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Latex is a French masculine noun meaning “latex (milky sap of trees)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Suc végétal, laiteux et propre à certaines plantes, telles que l’hévéa, le pavot, le figuier, etc”.
What does latex mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinelatex (milky sap of trees)
- 2
masculinelatex (emulsion of rubber in water)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Suc végétal, laiteux et propre à certaines plantes, telles que l’hévéa, le pavot, le figuier, etc. 2. Matériau plastique élaboré à partir de la sève de l’hévéa ou synthétisé artificiellement.
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 latex?
- /la.tɛks/
- \la.tɛks\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to latex
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is latex in French?
latex appears 2.1 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).