trou perdu
French, noun/tʁu pɛʁ.dy/
trou perdu is a French masculine noun meaning “jerkwater town, one-horse town, wide spot in the road” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Localité isolée, en retrait”.
What does trou perdu mean in English?
noun
- 1
derogatoryinformalmasculinejerkwater town, one-horse town, wide spot in the road
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Localité isolée, en retrait.
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 trou perdu
- trous perdus plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce trou perdu?
- /tʁu pɛʁ.dy/
- \tʁu pɛʁ.dy\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to trou perdu
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.