how to pronounce menhir

/me.niʁ/

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the above transcription of menhir is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.

menhir is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… entourage appelle le menhir soit donc …”

meanings of menhir

noun:

Menhir.

menhir frequency in french - C2+ level of CEFR

the word menhir occurs in french on average 0.8 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.