zinneke
French, noun
zinneke is spelled Z-I-N-N-E-K-E (7 letters) and appears about once in every 89 million words in written French, the 294,907th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Zinneke is a French masculine noun meaning “synonym of corniaud” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a capital, Zinneke is a different word: “native or inhabitant of Brussels”. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Chien bâtard”.
What does zinneke mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinesynonym of corniaud
noun
- 1
feminineinformalmasculinenative or inhabitant of Brussels.
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Chien bâtard.
noun: 1. Habitant de Bruxelles, généralement né à Bruxelles.
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 zinneke
- zinnekes plural
- Zinnekes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How common is zinneke in French?
zinneke appears about once in every 89 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).