Phrase guide

Black Forest

name · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

name

Meaning 1

A large forest and mountain range in southwestern Germany.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A style of confectionery that is a combination of dark chocolate, cream, and cherries.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: attributive

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3

noun

Meaning 3

Alternative letter-case form of Black Forest.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, attributive

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4

noun

Meaning 4

a hilly forest region in southwestern Germany

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Schwarzwald

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: forest, woodland, timberland, timber

History

Etymology

Calque of German Schwarzwald.

Across languages

Translations

75 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: Swartwoud — German forest and mountain range
  • Albanian: Shvarcvalldi — German forest and mountain range
  • Arabic: الْغَابَة السَّوْدَاء — German forest and mountain range
  • Armenian: Շվարցվալդ (Švarcʻvald) — German forest and mountain range
  • Asturian: Selva Prieta — German forest and mountain range
  • Basque: Oihan Beltza — German forest and mountain range
  • Breton: C'hoad Du — German forest and mountain range
  • Breton: Schwarzwald — German forest and mountain range
  • Catalan: Selva Negra — German forest and mountain range
  • Chinese Mandarin: 黑森林 (Hēi Sēnlín) — German forest and mountain range
  • Chinese Mandarin: 黑林山 (Hēilínshān) — German forest and mountain range
  • Czech: Černý les — German forest and mountain range
  • Danish: Schwarzwald — German forest and mountain range
  • Dutch: Zwarte Woud — German forest and mountain range
  • Esperanto: Nigra Arbaro — German forest and mountain range
  • Estonian: Schwarzwald — German forest and mountain range
  • Estonian: Mustmets — German forest and mountain range
  • Finnish: Schwarzwald — German forest and mountain range
  • Finnish: Schwartzwald — German forest and mountain range
  • French: Forêt-Noire — German forest and mountain range
  • French: Forêt Noire — German forest and mountain range
  • Saterland Frisian: Swootwoold — German forest and mountain range
  • West-Frisian: Swarte Wâld — German forest and mountain range
  • Georgian: შვარცვალდი (švarcvaldi) — German forest and mountain range
  • German: Schwarzwald — German forest and mountain range
  • German: Schwarzwald — German forest and mountain range
  • Greek: Μέλας Δρυμός (Mélas Drymós) — German forest and mountain range
  • Hebrew: הַיַעַר הָשָׁחֹר (ha-yá'ar ha-Shakhór) — German forest and mountain range
  • Hindi: ब्लैक फॉरेस्ट (blaik phŏresṭ) — German forest and mountain range
  • Hungarian: Fekete-erdő — German forest and mountain range
  • Icelandic: Svartiskógur — German forest and mountain range
  • Icelandic: Myrkviður — German forest and mountain range
  • Indonesian: Hutan Hitam — German forest and mountain range
  • Irish: an Fhoraois Dhubh — German forest and mountain range
  • Italian: Foresta Nera — German forest and mountain range
  • Italian: Selva Nera — German forest and mountain range
  • Japanese: シュヴァルツヴァルト (Shuvarutsuvaruto) — German forest and mountain range
  • Korean: 슈바르츠발트 (Syubareucheubalteu) — German forest and mountain range
  • Latin: Nigra silva — German forest and mountain range
  • Latvian: Švarcvalde — German forest and mountain range
  • Limburgish: Zwarsbósj — German forest and mountain range
  • Limburgish: Zwart Waadj — German forest and mountain range
  • Lithuanian: Švarcvaldas — German forest and mountain range
  • Lombard: Foresta Negra — German forest and mountain range
  • Luxembourgish: Schwarzwald — German forest and mountain range
  • Macedonian: Шва́рцвалд (Švárcvald) — German forest and mountain range
  • Malayalam: ബ്ലാക്ക് ഫോറസ്റ്റ് (blākkŭ phōṟasṟṟŭ) — German forest and mountain range
  • Marathi: श्वार्त्सवाल्ड (śvārtsavālḍa) — German forest and mountain range
  • Norman: Néthe Forêt — German forest and mountain range
  • Persian: جنگل سیاه (jangal siyâh) — German forest and mountain range
  • Polish: Czarny Las — German forest and mountain range
  • Polish: Schwarzwald — German forest and mountain range
  • Portuguese: Floresta Negra — German forest and mountain range
  • Punjabi: ਕਾਲਾ ਜੰਗਲ (kālā jaṅgal) — German forest and mountain range
  • Punjabi: کالا جنگل (kālā jaṅgal) — German forest and mountain range
  • Romanian: Pădurea Neagră — German forest and mountain range
  • Russian: Шва́рцвальд (Švárcvalʹd) — German forest and mountain range
  • Serbo-Croatian: Шварцвалд — German forest and mountain range
  • Serbo-Croatian: Schwarzwald — German forest and mountain range
  • Slovak: Čierny les — German forest and mountain range
  • Slovak: Schwarzwald — German forest and mountain range
  • Slovene: Črni gozd — German forest and mountain range
  • Slovene: Schwarzwald — German forest and mountain range
  • Lower Sorbian: Carne góry — German forest and mountain range
  • Spanish: Selva Negra — German forest and mountain range
  • Swahili: Msitu Mweusi — German forest and mountain range
  • Turkish: Kara Orman — German forest and mountain range
  • Turkmen: Şwarswald — German forest and mountain range
  • Ukrainian: Чо́рний ліс (Čórnyj lis) — German forest and mountain range
  • Ukrainian: Шва́рцвальд (Švárcvalʹd) — German forest and mountain range
  • Urdu: سیاہ جنگل (siyāh jaṅgal) — German forest and mountain range
  • Vietnamese: Rừng Đen — German forest and mountain range
  • Waray-Waray: Kagurangan nga Itom — German forest and mountain range
  • Welsh: Fforest Ddu — German forest and mountain range
  • Yakut: Шварцвальт (Švartsvalʹt) — German forest and mountain range