how to pronounce citronella

/ˌsɪtɹəˈnɛlə/

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citronella is pronounced in four syllables

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

“… and citronella oil this smells so good …”

meanings of citronella

noun:

A tropical Asian grass, Cymbopogon nardus, that has citrus-scented leaves.
An essential oil obtained from this plant, often used as an insect repellent.

citronella frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word citronella occurs in english on average 0.2 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 citronella 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 citronella can be often used in the following areas:

1) life, nature, and living environment;