nono
French, noun/nɔ.no/
nono is spelled N-O-N-O (4 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written French, the 39,210th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Nono is a French masculine noun meaning “fool, idiot” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Fruit polynésien, Morinda citrifolia, de la famille des rubiacées”.
What does nono mean in English?
noun
- 1
Quebecmasculinefool, idiot
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Fruit polynésien, Morinda citrifolia, de la famille des rubiacées. 2. Personne stupide, ignorante, niaise (pour une femme, on dit nounoune ou nonotte). 3. Insecte tropical dont la piqûre est très douloureuse, de la famille des simuliidés.
adjective: 1. Stupide, ignorant, niais. (féminin : nounoune) 2. Qualifie la zone non-occupée de la France entre 1940 et 1942.
adverb: 1. Neuvièmement.
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 nono
- nonos plural
- nounoune feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce nono?
- /nɔ.no/
- /no.no/
- \nɔ.no\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is nono in French?
nono 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).