morpion
French, noun/mɔʁ.pjɔ̃/
morpion is spelled M-O-R-P-I-O-N (7 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written French, the 69,707th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Morpion is a French masculine noun meaning “crabs, pubic lice” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Pou du pubis (Phtirius inguinalis) très tenace qui s’attache aux endroits poilus du corps de l’être humain et…”.
What does morpion mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecrabs, pubic lice
- 2
masculinebrat, sprog, unruly child
- 3
masculinetic-tac-toe (US), noughts and crosses (UK)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Pou du pubis (Phtirius inguinalis) très tenace qui s’attache aux endroits poilus du corps de l’être humain et peut provoquer une pédiculose pubienne (phtiriase). 2. Jeune enfant ou personne de petite taille, souvent employé de façon injurieuse. 3. Jeu simple visant à aligner successivement des ronds et des croix sur un damier de 3 ou 5 cases.
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 morpion
- morpions plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce morpion?
- /mɔʁ.pjɔ̃/
- \mɔʁ.pjɔ̃\
- [mɔʁ.pjɔ̃]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to morpion
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is morpion in French?
morpion appears about once in every 4 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).