postillon
French, noun/pɔs.ti.jɔ̃/
postillon is spelled P-O-S-T-I-L-L-O-N (9 letters) and appears about once in every 8 million words in written French, the 90,544th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Postillon is a French masculine noun meaning “postman (courier who rides post)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Celui qui menait en le montant un des chevaux d’un attelage”.
What does postillon mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinepostman (courier who rides post)
- 2
masculinepostilion
- 3
masculinea French-style hat worn by the postal workers
- 4
colloquialmasculine(drop of) spit, spittle, saliva (sprayed when speaking)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Celui qui menait en le montant un des chevaux d’un attelage. 2. Homme attaché au service de la poste aux chevaux. 3. Gouttelette de salive que l’on projette en parlant. 4. Vin de table produit par la marque "Vin (puis Vins) du Postillon", créée en 1862.
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 postillon
- postillons plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce postillon?
- /pɔs.ti.jɔ̃/
- \pɔs.ti.jɔ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to postillon
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is postillon in French?
postillon appears about once in every 8 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).