parloir
French, noun/paʁ.lwaʁ/
parloir is spelled P-A-R-L-O-I-R (7 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written French, the 42,227th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Parloir is a French masculine noun meaning “parlour (of house, covent)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Lieu où, dans les communautés religieuses, dans les collèges, dans les hôpitaux, dans les prisons, etc., les…”.
What does parloir mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineparlour (of house, covent)
- 2
masculinevisitors' room (of hospital, school); visiting room (of prison)
- 3
masculinegreenroom (in theatre etc.)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Lieu où, dans les communautés religieuses, dans les collèges, dans les hôpitaux, dans les prisons, etc., les religieux ou religieuses, les élèves internes, les malades, les détenus, etc., viennent parler aux personnes du dehors. 2. Funérarium, chambre funéraire.
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 parloir
- parloirs plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce parloir?
- /paʁ.lwaʁ/
- \paʁ.lwaʁ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to parloir
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is parloir in French?
parloir appears about once in every 2 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).