how to pronounce sauvage

/so.vaʒ/

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sauvage is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… etc etc allez sauvage tout ce à quoi on …”

meanings of sauvage

adjective:

Wild, untamed.
Amerindian.

noun:

An Amerindian language.
Amerindian.

sauvage frequency in french - B2 level of CEFR

the word sauvage occurs in french on average 26.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.