how to pronounce légume

/le.ɡym/

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légume is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… fleur ou un légume en tirant dessus mais …”

meanings of légume

noun:

Legume; pod.
Vegetable.
Vegetable, cabbage (someone in a vegetative state).
Couch potato.

légume frequency in french - C2 level of CEFR

the word légume occurs in french on average 6.2 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.