rabougri
French, adjective\ʁa.bu.ɡʁi\
rabougri is spelled R-A-B-O-U-G-R-I (8 letters) and appears about once in every 11 million words in written French, the 107,057th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Rabougri is a French adjective meaning “stunted” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a past participle of rabougrir. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qualifie le bois de mauvaise venue, dont le tronc est court, raboteux, plein de nœuds, sur lequel il ne…”.
What does rabougri mean in English?
adjective
- 1
stunted
verb
- 1
past participle of rabougrir
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qualifie le bois de mauvaise venue, dont le tronc est court, raboteux, plein de nœuds, sur lequel il ne pousse guère de branches. 2. Qualifie des plantes entravées dans leur développement. 3. Qualifie une personne petite et chétive.
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 rabougri
- rabougrie feminine
- rabougris masculine plural
- rabougries feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce rabougri?
- \ʁa.bu.ɡʁi\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is rabougri in French?
rabougri appears about once in every 11 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).