how to pronounce carboy

/ˈkɑːɹˌbɔɪ/

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carboy is pronounced in two syllables

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meanings of carboy

noun:

A large, rigid bottle, originally made of glass and mainly used for fermentation, and now commonly made of plastic and used to store liquids.

verb:

To bottle in a carboy.

carboy frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word carboy occurs in english on average 0.6 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.