how to pronounce turc

/tyʁk/

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turc is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… et fort comme un turc drogué au …”

meanings of turc

noun:

Turk, someone from Turkey.
Turkish; the Turkish language.

adjective:

Turkish; from, or pertaining to, Turkey.

turc frequency in french - C1 level of CEFR

the word turc occurs in french on average 8.4 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.