merlette
French, noun/mɛʁ.lɛt/
merlette is a French feminine noun meaning “the merlette” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Meuble représentant un petit oiseau morné (sans bec ni pattes) imaginaire dans les armoiries”.
What does merlette mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininethe merlette
- 2
femininefemale blackbird
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Meuble représentant un petit oiseau morné (sans bec ni pattes) imaginaire dans les armoiries. 2. Merle femelle, merlesse. 3. Ancienne armure de tête.
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 merlette
- merlettes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce merlette?
- /mɛʁ.lɛt/
- \mɛʁ.lɛt\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to merlette
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is merlette in French?
merlette appears about once in every 17 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).