how to pronounce cornet

/kɔʁ.nɛ/

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cornet is pronounced in two syllables

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kɔʁnɛ

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

“… mon camarade adrien cornet de la …”

meanings of cornet

noun:

  1. Portable inkhorn.
  2. Cone.
  3. Horn; (ice-cream) cone.
  4. Cornet; cornet stop (on organ).
  5. Plastic bag.
  6. Post horn.

cornet frequency in french - C2+ level of CEFR

the word cornet occurs in french on average 1.4 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.

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