how to pronounce pigeon

/pi.ʒɔ̃/

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pigeon is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… le pigeon et laura ses expériences …”

meanings of pigeon

noun:

Patsy (an easily trickable, naive person).
Pigeon.

pigeon frequency in french - C2 level of CEFR

the word pigeon occurs in french on average 4.5 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.