how to pronounce mortier

/mɔʁ.tje/

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mortier is pronounced in two syllables

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mɔʁtje

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

“… le collagène et d'un mortier qui est un …”

meanings of mortier

noun:

  1. Mortar (artillery).
  2. Mortar (mixture for bonding building blocks).
  3. Mortarboard (academic's ceremonial headgear).
  4. Mortar (small bowl used to crush or grind food).

name:

  1. A French surname​.

mortier frequency in french - C2+ level of CEFR

the word mortier occurs in french on average 2.3 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.

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