how to pronounce pingouin

/pɛ̃.ɡwɛ̃/

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pingouin is pronounced in two syllables

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ɛ̃

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ɛ̃

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meanings of pingouin

noun:

Auk, razorbill (Arctic sea bird from the Alcidae family).
Penguin.

pingouin frequency in french - C2+ level of CEFR

the word pingouin occurs in french on average 2.1 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.