how to pronounce poivre

/pwavʁ/

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poivre is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… propre peuple mais le poivre dans un bar …”

meanings of poivre

noun:

Pepper (spice).

poivre frequency in french - B1 level of CEFR

the word poivre occurs in french on average 38.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.