masselotte
French, noun/ma.slɔt/
masselotte is spelled M-A-S-S-E-L-O-T-T-E (10 letters) and appears about once in every 65 million words in written French, the 253,038th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Masselotte is a French feminine noun meaning “dozzle, hot top, feeder head” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “(fonderie) Masse de métal que l'on ajoute au-dessus des parties volumineuses d'une pièce, destinée à nourrir…”.
What does masselotte mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininedozzle, hot top, feeder head
- 2
femininebalancing weight
- 3
feminineclutch runner
- 4
feminineinertia block (of a fuze)
- 5
femininenipple (end of the brake cable that fits into the brake lever)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. (fonderie) Masse de métal que l'on ajoute au-dessus des parties volumineuses d'une pièce, destinée à nourrir la pièce pendant son refroidissement pour éviter les retassures dues au retrait. 2. Masse ajoutée à un système mécanique afin de modifier son équilibre ou son inertie. 3. Masse mobile se situant à l'extrémité du métronome et permettant l'accélération ou le ralentissement des battements.
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 masselotte
- masselottes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce masselotte?
- /ma.slɔt/
- \mas.lɔt\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is masselotte in French?
masselotte appears about once in every 65 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).