how to pronounce tsunami

/tsu.na.mi/

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tsunami is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… années 2000 d'accord promis tsunami ce …”

meanings of tsunami

noun:

Tsunami.

tsunami frequency in french - C1 level of CEFR

the word tsunami occurs in french on average 8.2 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.