how to pronounce fauve

/fov/

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fauve is pronounced in one syllable

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meanings of fauve

noun:

A big cat, such as a lion or lynx.
A violent or aggressive man or woman.
Tawny-coloured animal.
Examiner.
Beast, wild animal, especially fierce, aggressive, or predatory.
A brownish orange color, tawny.

adjective:

Dangerous, wild.
Fauvist.
Savage, fierce (having the ferocity of a wild animal).
Tawny.

fauve frequency in french - C2 level of CEFR

the word fauve 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.