tortillon
French, noun/tɔʁ.ti.jɔ̃/
tortillon is spelled T-O-R-T-I-L-L-O-N (9 letters) and appears about once in every 25 million words in written French, the 161,134th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Tortillon is a French masculine noun meaning “tortillon” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Chose tortillée”.
What does tortillon mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinetortillon
- 2
masculineheadpad (a turban of wound cloth used for carrying loads on the head)
- 3
masculinebun (hairstyle)
- 4
masculineeddy, whirlpool
noun
- 1
masculinea cake in the form of a torus, first boiled and then baked; a specialty of southwest France
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Chose tortillée. 2. Linge tortillé en bourrelet qu'on met sur la tête pour porter un fardeau. 3. Petit chignon fait d’une tresse de cheveux tordue et roulée sur elle-même. 4. Déjection de lombric ; turricule.
noun: 1. Gâteau sec, spécialité bon-encontraise.
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 tortillon
- tortillons plural
- tourtillon alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce tortillon?
- /tɔʁ.ti.jɔ̃/
- \tɔʁ.ti.jɔ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is tortillon in French?
tortillon appears about once in every 25 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).