meule
French, noun
meule is spelled M-E-U-L-E (5 letters) and appears 1.1 times per million words in written French, the 29,681st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Meule is a French feminine noun meaning “grindstone” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With an accent, meulé is a different word: “past participle of meuler”. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Roue en pierre, en bois, qui sert à broyer en tournant”.
What does meule mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininegrindstone
- 2
femininemillstone
- 3
feminineround (of cheese)
- 4
femininehaystack, stack
- 5
feminineslangmotorcycle, motorbike
verb
- 1
past participle of meuler
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Roue en pierre, en bois, qui sert à broyer en tournant. 2. Roue de grès, de fer ou d’acier, de bois, etc., dont on se sert dans diverses professions pour aiguiser, user, polir, etc. 3. Objet qui a la forme ronde et plate de la meule. 4. Monceau de bottes de foin, de gerbes de blé, de seigle, etc., dressé dans les champs auquel on donne ordinairement une forme conique, afin que la pluie glisse dessus plus facilement.
noun: 1. Petite miette. 2. Petite monnaie, chose de peu de valeur.
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 meule
- meules plural
- meulée feminine
- meulés masculine plural
- meulées feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to meule
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is meule in French?
meule appears 1.1 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).