picholine
French, noun/pi.ʃɔ.lin/
picholine is spelled P-I-C-H-O-L-I-N-E (9 letters) and appears about once in every 71 million words in written French, the 264,399th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Picholine is a French feminine noun meaning “a Provençal olive cultivar originally from Gard” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Olive verte originaire du Gard qu’on sert comme hors-d’œuvre”.
What does picholine mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininea Provençal olive cultivar originally from Gard
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Olive verte originaire du Gard qu’on sert comme hors-d’œuvre.
adjective: 1. Se dit de ces olives.
noun: 1. Variété d’olive verte de petite taille et de forme allongée réputée pour son goût. 2. Nom de l’arbre qui donne ces fruits.
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 picholine
- picholines plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce picholine?
- /pi.ʃɔ.lin/
- \pi.ʃɔ.lin\
- \pi.ko.lin\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is picholine in French?
picholine appears about once in every 71 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).