French word

gazette

Pronunciation

IPA/gazɛt/

Meaning

  • feminine nounnewspaper

Example

Chaque matin, je lis la gazette.

Every morning, I read the newspaper.

Illustration for gazette (newspaper)

More examples

La gazette locale annonce les événements de la semaine.

The local newspaper announces the week's events.

Core concept

A small periodical carrying local news, notices, or commentary for a particular community.

Common phrases

  • la gazette locale

    the local newspaper

  • s'abonner à la gazette

    subscribe to the newspaper

  • paraître dans la gazette

    appear in the newspaper

Similar words

journal: A newspaper published regularly with news reports and articles.
quotidien: A newspaper published every day.

Definition in French

Petit journal périodique qui publie des nouvelles, des annonces ou des commentaires, souvent de portée locale ou spécialisée.

Word origin

French gazette comes from Italian gazzetta, the name of a small Venetian coin that came to denote a cheaply sold news booklet in the sixteenth century.

Usage tips

  • Gazette is feminine, so the usual article is une gazette, and journal is generally more neutral for a newspaper in everyday French.

Other meanings

  • official gazettenoun

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