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sac à puces

French, noun/sa.k‿a pys/

sac à puces is a French masculine noun meaning “a fleabag (an unkempt mammal, especially a dog)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Animal de compagnie, généralement un chien ou un chat”.

What does sac à puces mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    informalmasculinea fleabag (an unkempt mammal, especially a dog)

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Animal de compagnie, généralement un chien ou un chat.

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 sac à puces

  • sacs à puces plural

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce sac à puces?

  • /sa.k‿a pys/
  • \sa.k‿a pys\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to sac à puces

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.