how to pronounce couteau

/ku.to/

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couteau is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… main pour lui avait le couteau une à qui …”

meanings of couteau

noun:

Knife.

couteau frequency in french - B2 level of CEFR

the word couteau occurs in french on average 27.3 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.