how to pronounce cowlick

/ˈkaʊlɪk/

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cowlick is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… and that's because I have a cowlick and …”

meanings of cowlick

noun:

An unruly lock or section of hair that sticks straight out from the skull or lies at an angle at odds with the rest of an individual's hair, like a whorl or vortex.

cowlick frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word cowlick occurs in english on average 0 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.