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chèque-restaurant

Complete linguistic analysis including syllable division, pronunciation, morphology, and definitions.

5 syllables
17 characters
French
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5syllables

chèquerestaurant

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

chè-que-res-tau-rant

Pronunciation

/ʃɛk.ʁɛ.sto.ʁɑ̃/

Stress

00001

Morphemes

chèque/restaurant

The word 'chèque-restaurant' is a compound noun syllabified as chè-que-res-tau-rant, with stress on the final syllable. It consists of two roots, 'chèque' and 'restaurant', and follows standard French syllabification rules prioritizing vowel sounds and respecting the compound word boundary.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    A voucher accepted at restaurants as a form of payment, often provided by employers to employees.

    Meal voucher, restaurant voucher

    J'ai utilisé mon chèque-restaurant pour déjeuner.

    Les chèques-restaurant sont acceptés dans la plupart des restaurants.

Stress pattern

Stress falls on the last syllable ('rant') of the compound noun.

Syllables

5
chè/ʃɛ/
que/kə/
res/ʁɛ/
tau/to/
rant/ʁɑ̃/

chè Open syllable, vowel sound. que Closed syllable, vowel sound. res Open syllable, vowel sound. tau Open syllable, vowel sound. rant Nasal syllable, closed

Vowel-initial Syllable

Syllables generally begin with a vowel sound.

Consonant-final Syllable

Syllables can end with a consonant sound.

Avoid Breaking Consonant Clusters

Consonant clusters are kept together unless naturally separable.

Compound Word Boundary

The hyphen is respected as a syllable boundary.

  • Nasal vowel /ɑ̃/ in 'rant'. Possible liaison between 'chèque' and 'restaurant'. Hyphenated structure of the compound noun.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/7/2025

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