how to pronounce pactole

/pak.tɔl/

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pactole is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… banque d'affaires un pactole qui semble …”

meanings of pactole

noun:

Fortune (large amount of money).

name:

The Pactolus.

pactole frequency in french - C2+ level of CEFR

the word pactole occurs in french on average 1.6 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.