how to pronounce cate

/ˈkɛɪt/

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cate is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… Robert Cate and baby Linda may Judson …”

meanings of cate

noun:

A delicacy or item of food.

name:

A diminutive of the female given name Catherine.

cate frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word cate occurs in english on average 1.2 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.