how to pronounce sommelier

/sɔ.mə.lje/

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sommelier is pronounced in three syllables

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meanings of sommelier

noun:

The person in charge of the wine convoy, its beasts of burden, and its protection.
The person in charge of bread, linens, crockery, and liquor; the chief of table setting.
Sommelier, wine steward (a person who is in charge of the wine cellar in a restaurant).

sommelier frequency in french - C2+ level of CEFR

the word sommelier occurs in french on average 1.4 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.