how to pronounce gauche

/ɡoʃ/

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gauche is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… incarne un peu de la gauche un peu de la …”

meanings of gauche

adjective:

Left.
Awkward, gawky.
Clumsy.

noun:

The left, the left-hand side.

gauche frequency in french - A1 level of CEFR

the word gauche occurs in french on average 194.9 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.