how to pronounce pioche

/pjɔʃ/

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the above transcription of pioche is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.

pioche is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… montebourg pioche dans le programme du …”

meanings of pioche

noun:

Stock.
Pickaxe.

pioche frequency in french - C2 level of CEFR

the word pioche occurs in french on average 2.9 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.