how to pronounce marotte

/ma.ʁɔt/

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marotte is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… leur thème c'est leur marotte rien ne …”

meanings of marotte

noun:

A wooden head used to model headgear.
A grotesque sceptre carried by a jester.
A puppet attached to a wooden stick.
An obsession.

marotte frequency in french - C2+ level of CEFR

the word marotte occurs in french on average 0.9 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.