how to pronounce cayman

/ˈkɛɪmən/

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cayman is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… in the cayman islands this is how she …”

meaning of cayman

Cayman is a type of turtle.

cayman frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word cayman occurs in english on average 1.9 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.