limousine
French, noun
limousine is spelled L-I-M-O-U-S-I-N-E (9 letters) and appears 2.0 times per million words in written French, the 20,380th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Limousine is a French feminine noun meaning “traditional woolen cloak from Haute-Vienne” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of limousin. With a capital, Limousine is a different word: “female equivalent of Limousin”. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Sorte de tissus”.
What does limousine mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininetraditional woolen cloak from Haute-Vienne
- 2
femininelimousine, luxury car
- 3
femininelimousin (cattle breed)
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of limousin
noun
- 1
femininefemale equivalent of Limousin
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Sorte de tissus. 2. Grand manteau de poil de chèvre ou de grosse laine que portaient les rouliers et dont on se servait aussi dans les campagnes. 3. Voiture d’usage privé, de grande dimension, fermée et garnie de glaces. 4. variété d'anémone verte, rouge et blanche.
noun: 1. Race à viande rustique de taurin, originaire de France (Limousin), à robe froment vif.
noun: 1. Race à viande rustique d’ovins, originaires de France (nord du Massif central), à toison blanche.
noun: 1. Synonyme de poule limousine (race de poules).
noun: 1. Habitante du Limousin (ou femme qui en est originaire).
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 limousine
- limousines plural
- Limousines plural
- Limousin masculine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to limousine
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is limousine in French?
limousine appears 2.0 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).