how to pronounce cassis

/ka.si/

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cassis is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… sénateur cassis et le sénateur juge …”

meanings of cassis

noun:

Head.
Blackcurrant (fruit).
Liqueur made with this fruit; crème de cassis.
The shrub of this fruit.

name:

A town in southeastern France.

cassis frequency in french - C2+ level of CEFR

the word cassis occurs in french on average 2.3 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.