singe
French, noun
singe is a French masculine noun meaning “monkey” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With an accent, singé is a different word: “past participle of singer”. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Mammifère de l’ordre des Primates, hors l’Homme et les lémuriens”.
What does singe mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinemonkey
- 2
masculineape
- 3
derogatorymasculinefoolish or mischievous man
- 4
derogatorymasculineshrewd man
Ne laisse personne entrer dans cette pièce, surtout ce singe-ci.
- 5
masculineslanghierarchical superior
― Allons voir le vieux singe ! soupira Maigret, qui n'avait jamais pu sentir le juge Coméliau.
- 6
masculineslangfood
verb
- 1
past participle of singer
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Mammifère de l’ordre des Primates, hors l’Homme et les lémuriens. 2. Mammifère de l’ordre des Primates, l’homme inclus. 3. Fourrure de certains de ces primates, comme le colobe. 4. Personne qui contrefait, qui imite les gestes, les actions, les manières, le style d’autrui.
noun: 1. Personne née durant l’année du Singe du zodiaque chinois.
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 singe
- singes plural
- singée feminine
- singés masculine plural
- singées feminine plural
- guenon
- singesse
- Singes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to singe
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is singe in French?
singe appears 8.5 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).