Words with Root “pithèque” in French

The word 'australopithèque' is divided into six syllables: aus-tra-lo-pi-thè-que. The primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('pithè'). It's a noun of Latin and Greek origin, referring to an extinct hominin genus. Syllabification follows standard French rules, avoiding single intervocalic consonants and keeping consonant clusters intact.