quenelle
French, noun/kə.nɛl/
quenelle is spelled Q-U-E-N-E-L-L-E (8 letters) and appears 1.2 times per million words in written French, the 28,485th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Quenelle is a French feminine noun meaning “dumpling, quenelle” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Boulette de composition variée et de forme généralement allongée, faite à base de pain ou de farine, relevée…”.
What does quenelle mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininedumpling, quenelle
- 2
feminineslangpenis
- 3
feminineslangquenelle (gesture)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Boulette de composition variée et de forme généralement allongée, faite à base de pain ou de farine, relevée de viande ou de poisson, cuite à l’eau et qui grossit à la cuisson. 2. Petit boudin d’une préparation (crème, mousse, purée, glace, etc.) formé en utilisant deux cuillères à soupe. 3. Sorte de bras d’honneur consistant à placer une main ouverte sur le haut du bras opposé, ce dernier étant tendu vers le bas.
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 quenelle
- quenelles plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce quenelle?
- /kə.nɛl/
- \kə.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 quenelle
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is quenelle in French?
quenelle appears 1.2 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).