how to pronounce tonneau

/tɔ.no/

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tonneau is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… l'époque transporté en tonneau un grand …”

meanings of tonneau

noun:

Register ton (100 cubic feet).
Barrel; round vessel made from staves bound with a hoop.
Barrel roll.

tonneau frequency in french - C2 level of CEFR

the word tonneau occurs in french on average 2.9 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.