tigresse
French, noun/ti.ɡʁɛs/
tigresse is a French feminine noun meaning “a fierce, brave, or passionate woman” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a female equivalent of tigre (“tiger”): tigress. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Femelle du tigre”.
What does tigresse mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefemale equivalent of tigre (“tiger”): tigress
- 2
femininea fierce, brave, or passionate woman
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Femelle du tigre. 2. Femme violente. 3. Femme très sensuelle et très attirante.
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 tigresse
- tigresses plural
- tigre masculine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce tigresse?
- /ti.ɡʁɛs/
- \ti.ɡʁɛs\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to tigresse
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is tigresse in French?
tigresse appears about once in every 2 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).