how to pronounce pénates

/pe.nat/

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pénates is pronounced in two syllables

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meanings of pénates

noun:

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pénates frequency in french - C2+ level of CEFR

the word pénates occurs in french on average 1 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.