how to pronounce étalon

/e.ta.lɔ̃/

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étalon is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… surtout ça a défini un étalon de mesure …”

meanings of étalon

noun:

Stallion (uncastrated male horse).
Standard (something used as a measure for comparative evaluations).
Stallion (sexually active man).

étalon frequency in french - C2 level of CEFR

the word étalon occurs in french on average 3.2 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.