how to pronounce cour

/kuʁ/

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cour is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… question posée à la cour sur jury date …”

meanings of cour

noun:

Following (of a celebrity etc.).
Court.
Courtyard, yard.

cour frequency in french - A2 level of CEFR

the word cour occurs in french on average 83.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.