juteux
/ʒy.tø/
The English word juicy is translated into French as juteux.
The adjective is used to describe something that is containing juice.
Meaning: containing juice (adj)
How does it change in a sentence?
The masculine singular is juteux, and its masculine plural form is also juteux. For feminine nouns, the singular form is juteuse and the plural form is juteuses.
How do you pronounce it?
/ʒy.tø/
Did you know?
- In a figurative sense, a 'juicy' piece of gossip is not juteux but croustillant, which literally means 'crunchy'.
- To describe a person who is 'juicy' in a sensual way, French avoids juteux and instead uses pulpeuse, which refers to the 'pulp' of a fruit.
- The spelling of juteux contains a hidden 't' that does not exist in the word jus. This letter is an epenthesis, added purely to make the pronunciation smoother when adding the suffix.
Examples in context
- Ce steak est très juteux.This steak is very juicy.This sentence shows how to use juteux to describe a steak.Tatoeba #7793358 by Aiji, translation #2849400 by AlanF_US
- Les pêches sont succulentes en été.The peaches are succulent in summer.
- J'ai mangé une énorme tranche de pastèque bien juteuse.I ate a huge slice of juicy watermelon.
- Ces oranges sont délectables, elles sont pleines de jus.These oranges are delicious, they are full of juice.
- Ce fruit est très juteux.This fruit is very juicy.
- Le poulet rôti est bien juteux.The roast chicken is nice and juicy.
Example conversation
Chloé and Lucas are eating lunch at a restaurant.
- ChloéCe burger est incroyablement juteux !This burger is incredibly juicy!
- LucasOui, il est vraiment délicieux.Yes, it is truly delicious.
- ChloéEst-ce que ton plat est juteux aussi ?Is your dish juicy too?
- LucasNon, le mien est un peu sec.No, mine is a little dry.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “juicy” translations and entries juteux, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries juteux, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
