how to pronounce chouette

/ʃwɛt/

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chouette is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… donc ça c'est super chouette mais c'est …”

meanings of chouette

noun:

Owl (specifically, those species of owls without ear tufts; those with ear tufts are hiboux).

adjective:

Great, cool, swell.

interjection:

Exclamation when one learns of something pleasing.

chouette frequency in french - B2 level of CEFR

the word chouette occurs in french on average 24.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.