pied d'éléphant
French, noun\pje d‿e.le.fɑ̃\
pied d'éléphant is spelled P-I-E-D-D-É-L-É-P-H-A-N-T (13 letters). Pied d'éléphant is a French masculine noun meaning “elephant's foot (half-length, waist-high sleeping bag)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Synonyme de beaucarnéa”.
What does pied d'éléphant mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineelephant's foot (half-length, waist-high sleeping bag)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Synonyme de beaucarnéa. 2. Synonyme de Dioscorea elephantipes. 3. Synonyme dAdenium obesum, nommé aussi rose du désert ou faux baobab. 4. Type de petit marchepied.
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 pied d'éléphant
- pieds d'éléphant plural
- pieds d’éléphant plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pied d'éléphant?
- \pje d‿e.le.fɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.