how to pronounce rossignol

/ʁɔ.si.ɲɔl/

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rossignol is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… l'arrivée de laurence rossignol qui …”

meanings of rossignol

noun:

Nightingale.
Picklock, skeleton key.
Piece of junk.

name:

A surname.

rossignol frequency in french - C2+ level of CEFR

the word rossignol occurs in french on average 1.5 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.