trancheuse
French, noun/tʁɑ̃.ʃøz/
trancheuse is spelled T-R-A-N-C-H-E-U-S-E (10 letters) and appears about once in every 22 million words in written French, the 152,479th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Trancheuse is a French feminine noun meaning “slicer (one who slices)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Celle qui tranche, coupeuse”.
What does trancheuse mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineslicer (one who slices)
- 2
feminineearthmoving machine used to dig trenches
- 3
feminineslicer (household appliance used to slice ham, cheese, etc)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Celle qui tranche, coupeuse. 2. Engin de terrassement servant à creuser les tranchées. 3. Appareil ménager servant à trancher le jambon, le fromage, etc.
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 trancheuse
- trancheuses plural
- trancheur masculine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce trancheuse?
- /tʁɑ̃.ʃøz/
- \tʁɑ̃.ʃøz\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is trancheuse in French?
trancheuse appears about once in every 22 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).