how to pronounce karaté

/ka.ʁa.te/

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karaté is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… et à part le karaté vous travaillez à …”

meanings of karaté

noun:

Karate.

karaté frequency in french - C2+ level of CEFR

the word karaté occurs in french on average 1.8 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.