how to pronounce fève

/fɛv/

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fève is pronounced in one syllable

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meanings of fève

noun:

Non-legume beans, as in coffee beans.
Strictly, the broad bean Vicia faba.
Bean, generally.
The trinket in a king cake (galette des rois) - originally an actual broad bean, today often a plastic, metal or porcelain figurine.

fève frequency in french - C2 level of CEFR

the word fève occurs in french on average 3.9 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.