matelote
French, noun/mat.lɔt/
matelote is spelled M-A-T-E-L-O-T-E (8 letters) and appears about once in every 22 million words in written French, the 150,781st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Matelote is a French feminine noun meaning “matelote” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a female equivalent of matelot. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Mets composé d’une ou de plusieurs sortes de poissons apprêtés avec du vin et des oignons”.
What does matelote mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininematelote
- 2
femininefemale equivalent of matelot
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Mets composé d’une ou de plusieurs sortes de poissons apprêtés avec du vin et des oignons. 2. Danse pratiquée initialement par les marins français à partir de la fin du xviiᵉ siècle.
noun: 1. Celle qui fait partie de l’équipage manœuvrier d’un bâtiment de mer. 2. Épouse d’un matelot.
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 matelote
- matelotes plural
- matelotte
- matelot masculine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce matelote?
- /mat.lɔt/
- \ma.tlɔt\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to matelote
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is matelote in French?
matelote appears about once in every 22 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).