pavillon noir
French, noun\pa.vi.jɔ̃ nwaʁ\
pavillon noir is spelled P-A-V-I-L-L-O-N-N-O-I-R (12 letters). Pavillon noir is a French masculine noun meaning “Jolly Roger (skull flag)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Pavillon de bateau de pirate européen, de couleur noire, souvent décoré d'une tête de mort”.
What does pavillon noir mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineJolly Roger (skull flag)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Pavillon de bateau de pirate européen, de couleur noire, souvent décoré d'une tête de mort.
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 pavillon noir?
- \pa.vi.jɔ̃ nwaʁ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.