polio
French, noun/pɔ.ljo/
polio is a French feminine noun meaning “clipping of poliomyélite polio, poliomyelitis” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Poliomyélite”.
What does polio mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineclipping of poliomyélite polio, poliomyelitis
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Poliomyélite. 2. Personne maladroite.
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 polio
- polios plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce polio?
- /pɔ.ljo/
- \pɔ.ljo\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to polio
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is polio in French?
polio appears about once in every 1 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).