xiphoïde
French, adjective\ɡzi.fɔ.id\
xiphoïde is a French adjective meaning “xiphoid” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “En forme de glaive, d'épée”.
What does xiphoïde mean in English?
adjective
- 1
xiphoid
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. En forme de glaive, d'épée. 2. Appendice cartilagineux qui termine l’extrémité inférieure du sternum.
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 xiphoïde
- xiphoïdes plural
- xyphoïde
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce xiphoïde?
- \ɡzi.fɔ.id\
- \ksi.fɔ.id\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is xiphoïde in French?
xiphoïde appears about once in every 43 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).