noix
French, noun/nwa/
noix is spelled N-O-I-X (4 letters) and appears 10 times per million words in written French, the 6,701st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Noix is a French feminine noun meaning “walnut” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Fruit charnu produit par le noyer (Juglans). C’est une drupe composée d’une écale non consommable, le brou…”.
What does noix mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininewalnut
- 2
feminineany nut
- 3
feminineknob, pat (of butter)
- 4
femininecushion (round fillet of meat)
noix de bœuf
- 5
feminineslangtesticle
- 6
derogatoryfeminineA black person.
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Fruit charnu produit par le noyer (Juglans). C’est une drupe composée d’une écale non consommable, le brou (mésocarpe) et d’un noyau qui, une fois lignifié, en constitue la coque (endocarpe). 2. Testicules. 3. Graine oléagineuse comestible contenue dans la coque. 4. Fruit de diverses espèces d’arbres à enveloppe ligneuse.
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.
How do you pronounce noix?
- /nwa/
- /nwɑ/
- \nwa\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to noix
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is noix in French?
noix appears 10 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).