lingette
French, noun/lɛ̃.ʒɛt/
lingette is spelled L-I-N-G-E-T-T-E (8 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written French, the 73,828th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Lingette is a French feminine noun meaning “towelette; wipe” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Sorte d’étoffe croisée de laine, espèce de flanelle”.
What does lingette mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininetowelette; wipe
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Sorte d’étoffe croisée de laine, espèce de flanelle. 2. Serviette en carré de tissu non-tissé en cellulose, en viscose ou en polyester, imbibée de substances nettoyantes, ne nécessitant pas d’eau, à usage unique.
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 lingette
- lingettes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce lingette?
- /lɛ̃.ʒɛt/
- \lɛ̃.ʒɛt\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to lingette
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is lingette in French?
lingette appears about once in every 5 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).