how to pronounce souche

/suʃ/

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souche is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… fantasmes et des français de souche qui …”

meanings of souche

noun:

Strain.
Root.
Founder.
Stump (of a tree).
Origin.

souche frequency in french - C1 level of CEFR

the word souche occurs in french on average 8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.