how to pronounce bawd

/ˈbɔːd/

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bawd is pronounced in one syllable

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ɔː

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An example use of bawd in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… guys just bring a bawd come on up here …”

meanings of bawd

noun:

A lewd person.
A person who keeps a house of prostitution, or procures women for prostitution; a procurer, a madame.

adjective:

Joyous; riotously gay.

verb:

To procure women for lewd purposes.

bawd frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word bawd occurs in english on average 0.1 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.