minette
French, noun/mi.nɛt/
minette is spelled M-I-N-E-T-T-E (7 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written French, the 35,423rd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Minette is a French feminine noun meaning “female puss, female pussycat” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a female equivalent of minet: female kitten. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Roche magmatique microgrenue, dite aussi microsyénite”.
What does minette mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefemale equivalent of minet: female kitten
- 2
femininefemale puss, female pussycat
- 3
colloquialfemininecool chick, very young girl
- 4
feminineslangmuff diving, cunnilingus
faire la minette
noun
- 1
feminineKind of iron mineral
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Roche magmatique microgrenue, dite aussi microsyénite. 2. Minerai de fer, surtout riche en limonite et en goethite, chargé de phosphures, et très divisé. 3. Faux synonyme de la goethite souvent cité terme qui désigne une roche de composition mal définie riche en goethite. 4. Nom donné à une source d’éclairage d’appoint monté directement sur la caméra.
noun: 1. Chatte, jeune chatte. 2. Jeune fille apprêtée. 3. Chérie. 4. Cunnilingus.
noun: 1. Autre nom de la luzerne lupuline.
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 minette
- minettes plural
- minet masculine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce minette?
- /mi.nɛt/
- \mi.nɛt\
- [mi.nɛt]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to minette
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is minette in French?
minette appears about once in every 1 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).