how to pronounce mâchoire

/mɑ.ʃwaʁ/

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mâchoire is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… emporta de sa puissante mâchoire l'un …”

meanings of mâchoire

noun:

Jaw; jawbone.

mâchoire frequency in french - C2 level of CEFR

the word mâchoire occurs in french on average 4.7 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.