how to pronounce bison

/bi.zɔ̃/

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bison is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… évoquant un sujet bison un peu moins de …”

meanings of bison

noun:

Buffalo (North American bison).
Wisent (European bison).

bison frequency in french - C2+ level of CEFR

the word bison occurs in french on average 1.6 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.