how to pronounce amadou

/a.ma.du/

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amadou is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of amadou in a speech by a native speaker of standard french:

“… chômage on va encore amadou est ce …”

meanings of amadou

noun:

Tinder; kindling; touchwood; spunk.
Lure; bait.

name:

A male given name, widely used in Islamic West Africa.

amadou frequency in french - C2+ level of CEFR

the word amadou occurs in french on average 1.5 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.