ventru
French, adjective/vɑ̃.tʁy/
ventru is spelled V-E-N-T-R-U (6 letters) and appears about once in every 13 million words in written French, the 119,721st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ventru is a French adjective meaning “potbellied, paunchy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui a un gros ventre, une grosse panse”.
What does ventru mean in English?
adjective
- 1
potbellied, paunchy
- 2
rounded, bulging
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui a un gros ventre, une grosse panse. 2. Qui semble enflé, qui présente une bosse.
noun: 1. Personne qui a un gros ventre. 2. Homme riche, nanti.
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 ventru
- ventrue feminine
- ventrus masculine plural
- ventrues feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ventru?
- /vɑ̃.tʁy/
- \vɑ̃.tʁy\
- [vɑ̃.tʁy]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to ventru
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ventru in French?
ventru appears about once in every 13 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).