savane
French, noun/sa.van/
savane is spelled S-A-V-A-N-E (6 letters) and appears 1.4 times per million words in written French, the 25,237th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Savane is a French feminine noun meaning “savanna (tropical grassland with scattered trees)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Vaste plaine des régions chaudes où l’on ne trouve pas de forêts, mais la végétation d’une herbe abondante”.
What does savane mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesavanna (tropical grassland with scattered trees)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Vaste plaine des régions chaudes où l’on ne trouve pas de forêts, mais la végétation d’une herbe abondante. 2. Terrain humide parsemé d’arbres résineux. 3. Végétation dépourvue de grands arbres. 4. Place principale dans une ville ou un village.
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 savane
- savanes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce savane?
- /sa.van/
- \sa.van\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to savane
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is savane in French?
savane appears 1.4 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).