how to pronounce coutume

/ku.tym/

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coutume is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… une fois n'est pas coutume je ne suis …”

meanings of coutume

noun:

Custom.

coutume frequency in french - C1 level of CEFR

the word coutume occurs in french on average 12.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.