psylle
French, noun/psil/
psylle is a French masculine noun meaning “during Roman times, a member of a tribe from Libya who were said to charm snakes and be immune to their venom” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Charmeur de serpents”.
What does psylle mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineduring Roman times, a member of a tribe from Libya who were said to charm snakes and be immune to their venom
- 2
masculinea snake charmer
noun
- 1
femininemasculinea genus of hemipteran insect, resembling a small cicada; a psylla
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Charmeur de serpents.
noun: 1. Genre d’insecte hémiptère suceur, semblable à une petite cigale.
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 psylle
- psylles plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce psylle?
- /psil/
- \psil\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is psylle in French?
psylle appears about once in every 63 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).