transhumance
French, noun/tʁɑ̃.zy.mɑ̃s/
transhumance is spelled T-R-A-N-S-H-U-M-A-N-C-E (12 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written French, the 47,227th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Transhumance is a French feminine noun meaning “transhumance (seasonal movement of people and grazing animals)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Action de transhumer”.
What does transhumance mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininetranshumance (seasonal movement of people and grazing animals)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Action de transhumer. 2. Déplacement au cours de l'année par l'apiculteur de ses ruches d'un lieu à un autre, en y bénéficiant de différentes périodes de floraison, afin d'augmenter et diversifier sa récolte de miel. 3. Déplacement massif et périodique de population.
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 transhumance
- transhumances plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce transhumance?
- /tʁɑ̃.zy.mɑ̃s/
- \tʁɑ̃.zy.mɑ̃s\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to transhumance
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is transhumance in French?
transhumance appears about once in every 2 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).