how to pronounce pélican

/pe.li.kɑ̃/

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pélican is pronounced in three syllables

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meanings of pélican

noun:

Pelican (any of various seabirds of the family Pelecanidae).

pélican frequency in french - C2+ level of CEFR

the word pélican occurs in french on average 0.6 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.