how to pronounce étui

/e.tɥi/

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étui is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… tu es dans le peaufinage étui reste quoi …”

meanings of étui

noun:

Holster (for a gun).
Cover (for an umbrella).
Case (for glasses, cigars, a viola).
Cartridge (of a bullet).

étui frequency in french - C2+ level of CEFR

the word étui occurs in french on average 2.2 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.