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