how to pronounce cowboys

/ˈkaʊˌbɔɪz/

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cowboys is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… and holds cowboys single season records …”

meanings of cowboys

noun:

Plural of cowboy.
Two kings as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em.

name:

A professional football team located in Dallas, Texas.
Any of various high school and collegiate teams so named.

verb:

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cowboy.

cowboys frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word cowboys occurs in english on average 3.2 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.