how to pronounce poulain

/pu.lɛ̃/

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poulain is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… darmanin est un poulain de sarkozy après …”

meanings of poulain

noun:

The issue of marriages between Franks and Syrian natives at the time of the Crusades.
Foal (young horse).

name:

Poulain; A surname.

poulain frequency in french - C2 level of CEFR

the word poulain occurs in french on average 2.5 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.