how to pronounce boy

/bɔj/

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boy is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… comme un cow-boy viendrait prendre …”

meanings of boy

noun:

Boy (non-white male servant).

boy frequency in french - C1 level of CEFR

the word boy occurs in french on average 8.4 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.