perlant
French, adjective/pɛʁ.lɑ̃/
perlant is a French adjective meaning “slightly effervescent (especially of wine)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a present participle of perler. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Légèrement effervescent, en parlant d’un vin”.
What does perlant mean in English?
adjective
- 1
slightly effervescent (especially of wine)
verb
- 1
present participle of perler
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Légèrement effervescent, en parlant d’un vin. 2. Pétillant, en parlant de la sensation procurée par un vin. 3. Qui perle.
noun: 1. Vin perlant, vin légèrement pétillant.
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 perlant
- perlante feminine
- perlants masculine plural
- perlantes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce perlant?
- /pɛʁ.lɑ̃/
- \pɛʁ.lɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is perlant in French?
perlant appears about once in every 30 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).