psilose
French, noun/psi.loz/
psilose is spelled P-S-I-L-O-S-E (7 letters). Psilose is a French feminine noun meaning “the disappearance of aspiration at the onset of a word” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Défaut de prononciation qui consiste en l’amuïssement du "H" aspiré de certains mots et provoque ainsi un…”.
What does psilose mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininethe disappearance of aspiration at the onset of a word
- 2
femininealopecia
- 3
datedfeminineraresprue
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Défaut de prononciation qui consiste en l’amuïssement du "H" aspiré de certains mots et provoque ainsi un velours en permettant une liaison normalement impossible. 2. Perte des poils ou des cheveux. Alopécie.
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 psilose
- psiloses plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce psilose?
- /psi.loz/
- \psi.loz\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.