zinguerie
French, noun/zɛ̃.ɡʁi/
zinguerie is spelled Z-I-N-G-U-E-R-I-E (9 letters) and appears about once in every 35 million words in written French, the 187,990th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Zinguerie is a French feminine noun meaning “zinc merchant or factory” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Art et technique de la couverture, de l’ornement, des protections, etc. en zinc. Art du zingueur”.
What does zinguerie mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininezinc merchant or factory
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Art et technique de la couverture, de l’ornement, des protections, etc. en zinc. Art du zingueur. 2. Éléments métalliques de couverture destinés à évacuer les eaux pluviales ou à assurer l’étanchéité entre la couverture et la maçonnerie.
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 zinguerie
- zingueries plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce zinguerie?
- /zɛ̃.ɡʁi/
- \zɛ̃ɡ.ʁi\
- [zɛ̃ɡ.ʁi]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is zinguerie in French?
zinguerie appears about once in every 35 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).