how to pronounce fichu

/fi.ʃy/

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fichu is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… vous n'avez jamais été fichu d'expliquer …”

meanings of fichu

adjective:

Lousy, rotten, hell of a.
Done for.
Put together, rigged out, got up.

noun:

Scarf, headscarf.
Fichu.

fichu frequency in french - C2 level of CEFR

the word fichu occurs in french on average 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.