how to pronounce poutine

/pu.tin/

audio example by a male speaker

audio example by a female speaker

the above transcription of poutine 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.

poutine is pronounced in two syllables

press buttons with phonetic symbols to learn how to precisely pronounce each sound of poutine

1.

2. example pitch curve for pronunciation of poutine

test your pronunciation of poutine

press the "test" button to check how closely you can replicate the pitch of a native speaker in your pronunciation of poutine

video examples of poutine pronunciation

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

“… par le régime de poutine va être de se …”

meanings of poutine

noun:

Any of several pudding-like desserts.
Poutine.
A fat woman.
Any of several potato-based dishes.
Dumpling.
A messy situation or complicated thing; a quagmire.
Bread pudding, pudding.

name:

A transliteration of the Russian surname Пу́тин.

poutine frequency in french - C2 level of CEFR

the word poutine occurs in french on average 6.3 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.