how to pronounce zazou

/za.zu/

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zazou is pronounced in two syllables

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meanings of zazou

noun:

A member of a French youth subculture of the 1930s, associated with swing music and large or garish clothes.

zazou frequency in french - C2+ level of CEFR

the word zazou occurs in french on average 0.4 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.