how to pronounce bugaboo

/ˈbʌɡəˌbu/

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bugaboo is pronounced in three syllables

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bʌɡəbu

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meanings of bugaboo

noun:

  1. Alternative spelling of bug-a-boo.

bugaboo frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word bugaboo occurs in english on average 2.2 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.

topics bugaboo can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that bugaboo can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

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