how to pronounce bécasse

/be.kas/

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bécasse is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… à l'air un peu bécasse donc donc en …”

meanings of bécasse

noun:

Woodcock (Any of several wading birds in the genus Scolopax, of the family Scolopacidae, characterised by a long slender bill and cryptic brown and blackish plumage).

bécasse frequency in french - C2+ level of CEFR

the word bécasse 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.