how to pronounce roseau

/ʁo.zo/

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roseau is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… le roseau dont les plumes et flottent au …”

meanings of roseau

noun:

Quill, feather pen.
Any reed.
Common reed (Phragmites australis).

roseau frequency in french - C2+ level of CEFR

the word roseau occurs in french on average 2 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.