pimprenelle
French, noun/pɛ̃.pʁə.nɛl/
pimprenelle is spelled P-I-M-P-R-E-N-E-L-L-E (11 letters) and appears about once in every 9 million words in written French, the 95,695th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pimprenelle is a French feminine noun meaning “burnet (Sanguisorba minor)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Nom vernaculaire de Sanguisorba minor plante dicotylédone, herbacée, vivace, au port érigé, de la famille des…”.
What does pimprenelle mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineburnet (Sanguisorba minor)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Nom vernaculaire de Sanguisorba minor plante dicotylédone, herbacée, vivace, au port érigé, de la famille des Rosacées (Rosaceae) dont les feuilles sont utilisées en salade, elle est originaire d’Eurasie à l'exception de l’Asie du sud-est. 2. Jeune fille un peu niaise.
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 pimprenelle
- pimprenelles plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pimprenelle?
- /pɛ̃.pʁə.nɛl/
- \pɛ̃.pʁə.nɛl\
- [pɛ̃.pʁə.nɛl]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to pimprenelle
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is pimprenelle in French?
pimprenelle appears about once in every 9 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).