how to pronounce bâillon

/bɑ.jɔ̃/

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bâillon is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… peut-être des procédures bâillon que la …”

meanings of bâillon

noun:

Gag (a device to restrain speech).

bâillon frequency in french - C2+ level of CEFR

the word bâillon occurs in french on average 0.5 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.