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pennage

French, noun/pɛ.naʒ/

pennage is a French masculine noun meaning “feathery covering; plumage” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Plumage des oiseaux de proie, qui se renouvelle à différents âges”.

What does pennage mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculinefeathery covering; plumage

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Plumage des oiseaux de proie, qui se renouvelle à différents âges. 2. Plumes des ailes de tout oiseau.

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 pennage

  • pennages plural

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce pennage?

  • /pɛ.naʒ/
  • /pe.naʒ/
  • \pɛ.naʒ\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to pennage

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.