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messagerie

messaging service

noun meh-sah-zhuh-REE Rare

Also means

courier service

Usage Note

Messagerie covers several related senses: an email or instant-messaging inbox (messagerie électronique), a voicemail service (messagerie vocale), or historically a courier/freight company. In everyday digital French, la messagerie most often means a messaging app or inbox. The plural messageries can refer to a distribution network.

Examples

"Vérifie ta messagerie électronique ce soir."

Natural Translation

Check your email inbox tonight.

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