maquis
French, noun/ma.ki/
maquis is spelled M-A-Q-U-I-S (6 letters) and appears 2.1 times per million words in written French, the 20,080th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Maquis is a French masculine noun meaning “macchia (Mediterranean brush)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Formation végétale arbustive très dense de région méditerranéenne”.
What does maquis mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinemacchia (Mediterranean brush)
- 2
masculinethicket
- 3
masculineresistance, underground (movement during World War II)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Formation végétale arbustive très dense de région méditerranéenne. 2. Là où l’on se sent désorienté. 3. Forme de lutte de partisans contre un envahisseur ; guérilla. 4. Restaurant traditionnel local.
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 maquis?
- /ma.ki/
- \ma.ki\
- [nouchi]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to maquis
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is maquis in French?
maquis 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).