vachette
French, noun/va.ʃɛt/
vachette is a French feminine noun meaning “young cow, calf” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Petite vache ; jeune vache”.
What does vachette mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineyoung cow, calf
- 2
femininecalfskin
- 3
femininetype of dice game
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Petite vache ; jeune vache. 2. Ce même animal utilisé dans une sorte de corrida. 3. Cuir léger de jeune bovin. 4. Nom vernaculaire du champignon nommé bolet granulé.
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 vachette
- vachettes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce vachette?
- /va.ʃɛt/
- \va.ʃɛt\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is vachette in French?
vachette appears about once in every 5 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).