how to pronounce cousins

/ˈkʌzənz/

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cousins is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… by West Europeans and their cousins who …”

meanings of cousins

noun:

Plural of cousin.

name:

A surname.

cousins frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word cousins occurs in english on average 15 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.