how to pronounce boutade

/bu.tad/

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boutade is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… cette boutade signifie évidemment que …”

meanings of boutade

noun:

Caprice, whim.
Quip, joke.

boutade frequency in french - C2+ level of CEFR

the word boutade occurs in french on average 1.3 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.