how to pronounce ayatollah

/a.ja.tɔ.la/

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ayatollah is pronounced in four syllables

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meanings of ayatollah

noun:

Ayatollah.
Strong proponent of something; person behaving tyrannically and despotically in a particular matter.

ayatollah frequency in french - C2+ level of CEFR

the word ayatollah occurs in french on average 1.4 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.