nitouche
French, noun\ni.tuʃ\
nitouche is spelled N-I-T-O-U-C-H-E (8 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written French, the 67,389th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Nitouche is a French feminine noun meaning “this term is seldom used outside of the set phrase sainte nitouche (goody two-shoes)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Il n’est guère usité que dans la locution familière sainte nitouche (une personne qui prend hypocritement des…”.
What does nitouche mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininethis term is seldom used outside of the set phrase sainte nitouche (goody two-shoes).
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Il n’est guère usité que dans la locution familière sainte nitouche (une personne qui prend hypocritement des airs offensés).
adjective: 1. Qui est hypocrite, dont on ne se méfie pas.
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 nitouche
- nitouches plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce nitouche?
- \ni.tuʃ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is nitouche in French?
nitouche 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).