how to pronounce picard

/pi.kaʁ/

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picard is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… about-picard qui avait étendu l'abus de …”

meanings of picard

noun:

Picard (person from Picardy).
Picard (language).

name:

A surname.

adjective:

Picard (from Picardy).

picard frequency in french - C2 level of CEFR

the word picard occurs in french on average 3.5 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.