how to pronounce jalopy

/dʒəˈlɑːpiː/

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jalopy is pronounced in three syllables

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meanings of jalopy

noun:

A hip, cool, groovy automobile.
An old, dilapidated or unpretentious automobile.

jalopy frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word jalopy occurs in english on average 0.1 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 jalopy 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 jalopy can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) transport and travel;