giron
French, noun/ʒi.ʁɔ̃/
giron is a French masculine noun meaning “lap (of a person)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Espace qui s’étend de la ceinture aux genoux d’une personne assise”.
What does giron mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinelap (of a person)
- 2
masculinebosom, fold
- 3
masculinegyron
- 4
masculinetread, run (of a step)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Espace qui s’étend de la ceinture aux genoux d’une personne assise. 2. Triangle isocèle qui part d’un bord de l’écu et qui finit au centre. 3. Sein d’une mère. 4. Sein, intérieur, milieu, cœur.
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 giron
- girons plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce giron?
- /ʒi.ʁɔ̃/
- \ʒi.ʁɔ̃\
- [ʒi.ʁɔ̃]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to giron
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is giron in French?
giron appears 1.6 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).