panonceau
French, noun/pa.nɔ̃.so/
panonceau is spelled P-A-N-O-N-C-E-A-U (9 letters) and appears about once in every 17 million words in written French, the 132,154th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Panonceau is a French masculine noun meaning “plaque (small sign)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Petit panneau”.
What does panonceau mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineplaque (small sign)
- 2
masculineescutcheon
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Petit panneau. 2. Écusson d’armoiries mis sur une affiche, pour lui donner plus d’autorité ; ou sur un poteau, comme marque de juridiction. 3. Écussons placés à la porte des officiers ministériels, notaires, huissiers, etc.
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 panonceau
- panonceaux plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce panonceau?
- /pa.nɔ̃.so/
- \pa.nɔ̃.so\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is panonceau in French?
panonceau appears about once in every 17 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).