merranderie
French, noun/mɛ.ʁɑ̃.dʁi/
merranderie is spelled M-E-R-R-A-N-D-E-R-I-E (11 letters). Merranderie is a French feminine noun meaning “stave-milling (trade of preparing staves that are then used by a cooper to make barrels)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Activité qui consiste à produire des merrains, c'est-à-dire des lattes rectangulaires issues du fendage du…”.
What does merranderie mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininestave-milling (trade of preparing staves that are then used by a cooper to make barrels)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Activité qui consiste à produire des merrains, c'est-à-dire des lattes rectangulaires issues du fendage du bois. Endroit où se pratique cette activité.
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 merranderie
- merranderies plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce merranderie?
- /mɛ.ʁɑ̃.dʁi/
- /me.ʁɑ̃.dʁi/
- \mɛ.ʁɑ̃.dʁi\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.