tombée
French, noun\tɔ̃.be\
tombée is spelled T-O-M-B-É-E (6 letters) and appears 18 times per million words in written French, the 4,224th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Tombée is a French feminine noun meaning “fall (act of falling)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of tombé. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Chute, mouvement de ce qui tombe, au propre ou au figuré, ou survenue d'un évènement”.
What does tombée mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefall (act of falling)
- 2
femininethe arranging of a small quantity of something on a plate
verb
- 1
femininefeminine singular of tombé
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Chute, mouvement de ce qui tombe, au propre ou au figuré, ou survenue d'un évènement. 2. Petite dose d’un ingrédient (pincée, filet, trait, etc.). 3. Garniture d’un plat en petite quantité, typiquement une ou deux cuillerées à soupe, et disposée avec soin. 4. Goutte de sirop qu’on ajoute au dernier moment en la laissant tomber d’environ 15 centimètres au-dessus du verre, pour la décoration.
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 tombée
- tombées plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce tombée?
- \tɔ̃.be\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is tombée in French?
tombée appears 18 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).