how to pronounce morgue

/mɔʁɡ/

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morgue is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… exhumés de de la morgue et que c'était …”

meanings of morgue

noun:

Morgue, mortuary (place where dead bodies are stored).
Morgue, coldness, disdain, arrogance (supercilious attitude).

morgue frequency in french - C2+ level of CEFR

the word morgue occurs in french on average 2.4 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.