maraude
French, noun
maraude is spelled M-A-R-A-U-D-E (7 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written French, the 63,613th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Maraude is a French feminine noun meaning “pilfering, scrumping” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of marauder. With an accent, maraudé is a different word: “past participle of marauder”. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Larcin, vol de fruits, de légumes, de volailles, etc., commis par des soldats dans les environs d’un…”.
What does maraude mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepilfering, scrumping
- 2
femininecruising (of a taxi)
- 3
feminineprowling
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- 2
second-person singular imperative
verb
- 1
past participle of marauder
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Larcin, vol de fruits, de légumes, de volailles, etc., commis par des soldats dans les environs d’un campement ou en s’écartant de leur armée. 2. Larcin analogue commis dans les jardins et les champs par d’autres personnes que des soldats. 3. Ce qui a été volé lors d’un tel larcin. 4. Recherche de client en parlant des véhicules de location.
noun: 1. Femme vile ou impudente.
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 maraude
- maraudes plural
- maraudée feminine
- maraudés masculine plural
- maraudées feminine plural
- maraud masculine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How common is maraude in French?
maraude appears about once in every 4 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).