how to pronounce bouvier

/bu.vje/

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bouvier is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… activistes était revenu rue bouvier plus …”

meanings of bouvier

noun:

Cattle dog (type of dog used for droving cattle).
Herdsman, cattleman (man who raises or tends cattle).
Drover (person who drives cattle over long distances).
Plowman (man who plows land with a plough).

name:

Bouvier: A occupational surname, equivalent to the English Cowherd.
Boötes (a constellation).

bouvier frequency in french - C2+ level of CEFR

the word bouvier occurs in french on average 0.7 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.