how to pronounce gecko

/ˈɡɛkoʊ/

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gecko is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… from a newbie to gecko we got ann prasad …”

meanings of gecko

noun:

Any lizard of the family Gekkonidae. They are small, carnivorous, mostly nocturnal animals with large eyes and adhesive toes enabling them to climb on vertical and upside-down surfaces.

verb:

To move in the manner of a gecko; to attach to a vertical or upside-down surface.

gecko frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word gecko occurs in english on average 0.9 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 gecko 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 gecko can be often used in the following areas:

1) life, nature, and living environment;