how to pronounce crochet

/kɹoʊˈʃɛɪ/

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crochet is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… unwanted t-shirts and hand crochet them …”

meanings of crochet

noun:

A certain crest of enamel on the molar teeth of some rhinoceros.
Needlework made by looping thread with a hooked needle.

verb:

To make (a piece of) needlework using a hooked needle; to make interlocking loops of thread.

name:

A surname.

crochet frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word crochet occurs in english on average 11 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics crochet 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 crochet can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) leisure and entertainment;