Polyglot Dictionary

hyène

/jɛn/

la noun B1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
les hyènes

Meaning

  1. hyena

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Hyäne

Hyäne is the German word for the same thing — both mean "hyena."

Spanish

hiena

hiena is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "hyena."

Portuguese

hiena

hiena is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "hyena."

Practice

1 What does hyène mean?

2 Fill the gap: La ___ pousse un cri étrange la nuit.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches hyène?

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