orientale
French, adjective/ɔ.ʁjɑ̃.tal/
orientale is spelled O-R-I-E-N-T-A-L-E (9 letters) and appears 11 times per million words in written French, the 6,385th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Orientale is a French feminine adjective meaning “feminine singular of oriental” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does orientale mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of oriental
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Habitante de l’Asie, plus communément les Turques, les Afghanes, les Persanes, les Arabes, les Indiennes, les Chinoises, les Japonaises.
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 orientale
- Orientales plural
- Oriental masculine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce orientale?
- /ɔ.ʁjɑ̃.tal/
- \ɔ.ʁjɑ̃.tal\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is orientale in French?
orientale appears 11 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).