phoquier
French, noun/fɔ.kje/
phoquier is spelled P-H-O-Q-U-I-E-R (8 letters). Phoquier is a French masculine noun meaning “sealship (boat or ship used for seal hunting)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Navire armé pour la chasse aux phoques”.
What does phoquier mean in English?
adjective
- 1
seals, seal hunting
noun
- 1
masculinesealship (boat or ship used for seal hunting)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Relatif au phoque, aux phoques, principalement dans le domaine de la chasse et le l’industrie de transformation de ces animaux.
noun: 1. Navire armé pour la chasse aux phoques.
noun: 1. Membre de l’équipage d’un phoquier.
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 phoquier
- phoquière feminine
- phoquiers masculine plural
- phoquières feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce phoquier?
- /fɔ.kje/
- \fɔ.kje\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.