how to pronounce parterre

/pɑːˈtɛəɹ/

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parterre is pronounced in three syllables

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meanings of parterre

noun:

A flowerbed, particularly an elevated one.
A garden with paths between such flowerbeds.
(theater) A part of the section of theater seats located on the ground floor, on the same level as the orchestra.
The part of the ground-floor section behind the stalls and underneath the galleries; the pit.
That part of a theater audience seated in the parterre, sometimes regarded as belonging to a lower social class.
An apartment balcony.
The part of the ground-floor section nearest the orchestra and the stage; the stalls.

parterre frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word parterre occurs in english on average 0.1 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.