how to pronounce fantoche

/fɑ̃.tɔʃ/

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fantoche is pronounced in two syllables

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ɑ̃

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

“… que le gouvernement fantoche ce sera …”

meanings of fantoche

noun:

Puppet.

adjective:

Manipulated.

fantoche frequency in french - C2+ level of CEFR

the word fantoche occurs in french on average 0.9 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.