how to pronounce boutique

/buːˈtiːk/

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boutique is pronounced in two syllables

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uː

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iː

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An example use of boutique in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… specifically at the boutique hotel group …”

meanings of boutique

noun:

A small shop, especially one that sells fashionable clothes, jewelry and the like.
A film production company making only a few movies per year.
A small shop located within a larger one.

adjective:

Specialized in bespoke or custom-made products or services for clientele in a niche market.

boutique frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word boutique occurs in english on average 1.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics boutique can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that boutique can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) leisure and entertainment;