how to pronounce papillon

/pa.pi.jɔ̃/

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papillon is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… lançait et à la du papillon avait été …”

meanings of papillon

noun:

Butterfly valve.
Knot.
Butterfly stroke.
Parking ticket.
Ellipsis of écrou papillon; wing nut, butterfly nut.
Butterfly.
Someone brilliant, versatile and inconstant.

papillon frequency in french - C1 level of CEFR

the word papillon occurs in french on average 10.4 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.