peste noire
French, noun/pɛs.t(ə) nwaʁ/
peste noire is spelled P-E-S-T-E-N-O-I-R-E (10 letters). Peste noire is a French feminine noun meaning “Black Death” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Pandémie de peste bubonique du milieu du XIVᵉ siècle”.
What does peste noire mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineBlack Death
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Pandémie de peste bubonique du milieu du XIVᵉ siècle.
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 peste noire
- mort noire alternative
- pestes noires plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce peste noire?
- /pɛs.t(ə) nwaʁ/
- \pɛs.t(ə) nwaʁ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.