vichyssoise
French, noun
vichyssoise is spelled V-I-C-H-Y-S-S-O-I-S-E (11 letters) and appears about once in every 13 million words in written French, the 117,104th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Vichyssoise is a French feminine noun meaning “vichyssoise” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of vichyssois. With a capital, Vichyssoise is a different word: “female equivalent of Vichyssois”. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Soupe froide faite de purée de pomme de terre et de poireaux avec des oignons, de la crème et du bouillon de…”.
What does vichyssoise mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininevichyssoise
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of vichyssois
noun
- 1
femininefemale equivalent of Vichyssois
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Soupe froide faite de purée de pomme de terre et de poireaux avec des oignons, de la crème et du bouillon de poulet.
noun: 1. Habitante de Vichy, commune française située dans le département de l’Allier.
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 vichyssoise
- vichyssoises plural
- Vichyssoises plural
- Vichyssois masculine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How common is vichyssoise in French?
vichyssoise 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).