how to pronounce décortiquer

/de.kɔʁ.ti.ke/

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décortiquer is pronounced in four syllables

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

“… qu'elle ne serait pas décortiquer sous …”

meanings of décortiquer

verb:

To decorticate, to peel, to shell (remove a shell, an outer layer from).
To dissect, to analyse, to study.

décortiquer frequency in french - C2 level of CEFR

the word décortiquer occurs in french on average 2.5 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.