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Huguenot

adj · noun · 3 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.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: hyūʹgə-nō'
  • UK: /ˈhjuː.ɡə.nəʊ/
  • US: hyūʹgə-nŏt'
  • US: /ˈhju.ɡə.nɒt/
  • US: [ˈɕu.ɡə.nɒt]
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: HH Y UW1 G AH0 N AA2 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: Y UW1 G AH0 N AA2 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of, like or relating to Huguenotism or Huguenots.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A member of the Protestant Reformed Church of France during the 16th and 17th century.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a French Calvinist of the 16th or 17th centuries

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: Calvinist, Genevan

History

Etymology

From French huguenot (“Huguenot”), of uncertain origin.

Across languages

Translations

54 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: hugonot — of, like or relating to Huguenotism
  • Danish: huguenottisk — of, like or relating to Huguenotism
  • Esperanto: hugenotisma — of, like or relating to Huguenotism
  • Hungarian: hugenotta — of, like or relating to Huguenotism
  • Irish: Úgónach — of, like or relating to Huguenotism
  • Norwegian Bokmål: hugenottisk — of, like or relating to Huguenotism
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: hugenottisk — of, like or relating to Huguenotism
  • Polish: hugenocki — of, like or relating to Huguenotism
  • Polish: hugonocki — of, like or relating to Huguenotism
  • Portuguese: huguenote — of, like or relating to Huguenotism
  • Spanish: hugonote — of, like or relating to Huguenotism
  • Swedish: hugenottisk — of, like or relating to Huguenotism
  • Volapük: hugenotik — of, like or relating to Huguenotism
  • Catalan: hugonot — of, like or relating to a Huguenot, Huguenots
  • Danish: huguenottisk — of, like or relating to a Huguenot, Huguenots
  • Esperanto: hugenota — of, like or relating to a Huguenot, Huguenots
  • Irish: Úgónach — of, like or relating to a Huguenot, Huguenots
  • Norwegian Bokmål: hugenottisk — of, like or relating to a Huguenot, Huguenots
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: hugenottisk — of, like or relating to a Huguenot, Huguenots
  • Polish: hugenocki — of, like or relating to a Huguenot, Huguenots
  • Polish: hugonocki — of, like or relating to a Huguenot, Huguenots
  • Portuguese: huguenote — of, like or relating to a Huguenot, Huguenots
  • Spanish: hugonote — of, like or relating to a Huguenot, Huguenots
  • Afrikaans: Hugenot — member of the Protestant Reformed Church of France during the 16th and 17th century
  • Armenian: հուգենոտ (hugenot) — member of the Protestant Reformed Church of France during the 16th and 17th century
  • Catalan: hugonot — member of the Protestant Reformed Church of France during the 16th and 17th century
  • Czech: hugenot — member of the Protestant Reformed Church of France during the 16th and 17th century
  • Czech: hugenotka — member of the Protestant Reformed Church of France during the 16th and 17th century
  • Danish: huguenot — member of the Protestant Reformed Church of France during the 16th and 17th century
  • Dutch: hugenoot — member of the Protestant Reformed Church of France during the 16th and 17th century
  • Dutch: hugenote — member of the Protestant Reformed Church of France during the 16th and 17th century
  • Estonian: hugenott — member of the Protestant Reformed Church of France during the 16th and 17th century
  • Finnish: hugenotti — member of the Protestant Reformed Church of France during the 16th and 17th century
  • French: huguenot — member of the Protestant Reformed Church of France during the 16th and 17th century
  • French: huguenote — member of the Protestant Reformed Church of France during the 16th and 17th century
  • German: Hugenotte — member of the Protestant Reformed Church of France during the 16th and 17th century
  • German: Hugenottin — member of the Protestant Reformed Church of France during the 16th and 17th century
  • Hungarian: hugenotta — member of the Protestant Reformed Church of France during the 16th and 17th century
  • Irish: Úgónach — member of the Protestant Reformed Church of France during the 16th and 17th century
  • Italian: ugonotto — member of the Protestant Reformed Church of France during the 16th and 17th century
  • Italian: ugonotta — member of the Protestant Reformed Church of France during the 16th and 17th century
  • Norwegian Bokmål: hugenott — member of the Protestant Reformed Church of France during the 16th and 17th century
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: hugenott — member of the Protestant Reformed Church of France during the 16th and 17th century
  • Polish: hugenot — member of the Protestant Reformed Church of France during the 16th and 17th century
  • Polish: hugenotka — member of the Protestant Reformed Church of France during the 16th and 17th century
  • Polish: hugonot — member of the Protestant Reformed Church of France during the 16th and 17th century
  • Polish: hugonotka — member of the Protestant Reformed Church of France during the 16th and 17th century
  • Portuguese: huguenote — member of the Protestant Reformed Church of France during the 16th and 17th century
  • Russian: гугено́т (gugenót) — member of the Protestant Reformed Church of France during the 16th and 17th century
  • Russian: гугено́тка (gugenótka) — member of the Protestant Reformed Church of France during the 16th and 17th century
  • Spanish: hugonote — member of the Protestant Reformed Church of France during the 16th and 17th century
  • Spanish: hugonota — member of the Protestant Reformed Church of France during the 16th and 17th century
  • Swedish: hugenott — member of the Protestant Reformed Church of France during the 16th and 17th century
  • Volapük: hugenotan — member of the Protestant Reformed Church of France during the 16th and 17th century
Real reading context

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