limaille
French, noun/li.maj/
limaille is spelled L-I-M-A-I-L-L-E (8 letters) and appears about once in every 9 million words in written French, the 100,007th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Limaille is a French feminine noun meaning “metal filings” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Les petites parties de métal que la lime fait tomber”.
What does limaille mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemetal filings
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Les petites parties de métal que la lime fait tomber.
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 limaille
- limailles plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce limaille?
- /li.maj/
- /li.mɑj/
- \li.maj\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to limaille
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is limaille in French?
limaille appears about once in every 9 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).