malle-poste
French, noun\mal.pɔst\
malle-poste is a French masculine noun meaning “mail coach” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Véhicule hippomobile qui assurait les liaisons régulières entre les villes par laquelle l’administration des…”.
What does malle-poste mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinemail coach
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Véhicule hippomobile qui assurait les liaisons régulières entre les villes par laquelle l’administration des postes envoyait les lettres aux bureaux de destination et dans laquelle on recevait des voyageurs.
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 malle-poste
- malle-postes plural
- malles-postes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce malle-poste?
- \mal.pɔst\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.