menuise
French, noun
menuise is spelled M-E-N-U-I-S-E (7 letters). Menuise is a French feminine noun meaning “sprat” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With an accent, menuisé is a different word: “past participle of menuiser”. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Synonyme de sprat, le poisson”.
What does menuise mean in English?
noun
- 1
archaicfemininesprat
- 2
archaicfemininefry
- 3
archaicfemininesmallwood (wood too small to be used in carpentry, instead burned or used for charcoal)
- 4
archaicfemininedust shot, rat shot, snake shot, mustard seed (very small lead shot)
verb
- 1
past participle of menuiser
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Synonyme de sprat, le poisson. 2. Petit poisson, menu fretin. 3. Morceau de bois trop petit pour être utilisé en menuiserie et destinée à être brûlé ou transformé en charbon de bois. 4. Plomb de chasse de très petit diamètre.
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 menuise
- menuises plural
- menuisée feminine
- menuisés masculine plural
- menuisées feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).