how to pronounce râteau

/ʁɑ.to/

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râteau is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… si le dernier mot et nova râteau et nous …”

meanings of râteau

noun:

Rake.
Rebuke, rejection, blow off, knockback.

râteau frequency in french - C2+ level of CEFR

the word râteau occurs in french on average 0.9 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.