how to pronounce bougie

/bu.ʒi/

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bougie is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… m'a posé une bougie parce que justement …”

meanings of bougie

noun:

Candle.
Spark plug.

bougie frequency in french - C1 level of CEFR

the word bougie occurs in french on average 7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.