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How to pronounce “parquet”

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Pronunciation guide for parquet

Learning goal: Practice the English pronunciation of parquet with real speech in context.
Available examples: 1 YouTube example
Real speech example: The Making of the Boxtrollshe was just boarding characters on the parquet floor.
Definition summary: A wooden floor made of wooden tiles or veneers arranged in a decorative geometrical pattern.

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The Making of the Boxtrolls

he was just boarding characters on the parquet floor.

[Noun]
A wooden floor made of wooden tiles or veneers arranged in a decorative geometrical pattern.
The part of a theatre between the orchestra and the parquet circle.
(historical) In some European countries, the branch of the administrative government that handles prosecutions; a procuratorate.
(historical) In some European bourses or stock exchanges, the railed-in space within which the agents de change, or privileged brokers, conduct business; also, the business conducted by them, distinguished from the coulisse, or outside market.
[Verb]
(transitive) To lay or fit such a floor.

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