toison
French, noun/twa.zɔ̃/
toison is spelled T-O-I-S-O-N (6 letters) and appears 1.3 times per million words in written French, the 26,653rd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Toison is a French feminine noun meaning “fleece” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Ensemble de la laine qui recouvre une brebis, un mouton”.
What does toison mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefleece
- 2
femininemop (of hair); mane
- 3
feminineslangmuff, pubes (especially of a woman)
- 4
feminineslangthe hair of a man's torso
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Ensemble de la laine qui recouvre une brebis, un mouton. 2. Abondante et épaisse chevelure. 3. Ensemble des poils pubiens, chez la femme. 4. Poils du torse, chez l’homme.
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 toison
- toisons plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce toison?
- /twa.zɔ̃/
- \twa.zɔ̃\
- [twa.zɔ̃]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to toison
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is toison in French?
toison appears 1.3 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).