French word

cueillette

Pronunciation

IPA/kœjɛt/

Meaning

  • feminine nounpicking

Example

La cueillette des fraises se fait en été.

Strawberry picking takes place in summer.

Illustration for cueillette (picking)

More examples

Après la cueillette des fraises, nous avons préparé de la confiture.

After picking the strawberries, we made jam.

Core concept

Hands gathering berries or mushrooms into a container, with both the picking and the gathered amount in view.

Common phrases

  • la cueillette des fraises

    strawberry picking

  • la cueillette des champignons

    mushroom gathering

Similar words

récolte: The act of harvesting crops grown in fields or orchards.
ramassage: The gathering of fallen or scattered items.
collecte: A planned activity for gathering donations or waste at a designated place and time.

Definition in French

Désigne l'acte de ramasser à la main des produits naturels, comme des baies ou des champignons, et parfois la quantité ainsi recueillie.

Word origin

Cueillette is derived from cueillir with the noun-forming suffix -ette; cueillir comes through Old French from Latin colligere, meaning 'gather'.

Usage tips

  • Cueillette is feminine, so the article is la, and a product is commonly linked with de, as in la cueillette de fraises.

Other meanings

  • harvestnoun

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