how to pronounce agave
/əˈɡɑːvɛɪ/
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agave is pronounced in three syllables
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An example use of agave in a speech by a native speaker of american english:
“… substitute it with say agave nectar or …”
meanings of agave
noun:
- A plant of the genus Agave, which includes the maguey or century plant (Agave americana), which produces a gigantic flower stem at maturity.
agave frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR
the word agave occurs in english on average 2.4 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.
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