how to pronounce gamin

/ɡa.mɛ̃/

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gamin is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… on dit en 6e un gamin qui sait pas qu'on …”

meanings of gamin

noun:

Kid (a child, especially one who is mischievous or plays in the streets).
Street urchin, street kid.

adjective:

Mischievous, naughty.

gamin frequency in french - C1 level of CEFR

the word gamin occurs in french on average 11.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.