how to pronounce mouton

/mu.tɔ̃/

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the above transcription of mouton 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.

mouton is pronounced in two syllables

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ɔ̃

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

“… flamme et la laine de mouton qui était …”

meanings of mouton

noun:

Sheep (animal).
Mouton (coin).
Lemming, sheep (someone who follows a crowd and succumbs to groupthink).
Mutton (meat).

mouton frequency in french - C1 level of CEFR

the word mouton occurs in french on average 8.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.