querelle de clocher
French, noun/kə.ʁɛl də klɔ.ʃe/
querelle de clocher is spelled Q-U-E-R-E-L-L-E-D-E-C-L-O-C-H-E-R (17 letters). Querelle de clocher is a French feminine noun meaning “parish-pump quarrel, parochial squabble, petty squabble” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Ensemble de petites jalousies mesquines, de luttes imbéciles, pour des motifs futiles, entre des habitants de…”.
What does querelle de clocher mean in English?
noun
- 1
derogatoryfeminineparish-pump quarrel, parochial squabble, petty squabble
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Ensemble de petites jalousies mesquines, de luttes imbéciles, pour des motifs futiles, entre des habitants de villes ou de villages proches, ou deux groupes de personnes proches.
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 querelle de clocher
- querelles de clocher plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce querelle de clocher?
- /kə.ʁɛl də klɔ.ʃe/
- \kə.ʁɛl də klɔ.ʃe\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.