how to pronounce bourdon

/buʁ.dɔ̃/

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bourdon is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… réintégration de pierre bourdon et le …”

meanings of bourdon

noun:

Blues (feeling of sadness).
Bumblebee (species of bee).
Drone.

bourdon frequency in french - C2+ level of CEFR

the word bourdon occurs in french on average 1.9 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.