matraque
French, noun
matraque is spelled M-A-T-R-A-Q-U-E (8 letters) and appears 2.0 times per million words in written French, the 20,380th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Matraque is a French feminine noun meaning “truncheon (weapon), billy club” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of matraquer. With an accent, matraqué is a different word: “past participle of matraquer”. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Bâton qui sert de canne aux conducteurs d’animaux en Afrique”.
What does matraque mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininetruncheon (weapon), billy club
- 2
feminineblackjack, cosh
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- 2
second-person singular imperative
verb
- 1
past participle of matraquer
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Bâton qui sert de canne aux conducteurs d’animaux en Afrique. 2. Canne de promenade. 3. Trique, gourdin dont on se sert pour frapper.
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 matraque
- matraques plural
- matraquée feminine
- matraqués masculine plural
- matraquées feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to matraque
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is matraque in French?
matraque appears 2.0 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).