taïaut
French, interjection/ta.jo/
taïaut is spelled T-A-Ï-A-U-T (6 letters) and appears about once in every 43 million words in written French, the 207,469th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Taïaut is a French interjection meaning “tallyho (cry used in deer hunting, especially to the hounds)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Cri du chasseur, quand il voit le cerf, le daim ou le chevreuil”.
What does taïaut mean in English?
interjection
- 1
tallyho (cry used in deer hunting, especially to the hounds)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
interjection: 1. Cri du chasseur, quand il voit le cerf, le daim ou le chevreuil.
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.
How do you pronounce taïaut?
- /ta.jo/
- \ta.jo\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is taïaut in French?
taïaut appears about once in every 43 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).