how to pronounce kudzu

/ˈkʌdzu/

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kudzu is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… almost like kudzu and so the four …”

meanings of kudzu

noun:

An Asian vine (several species in the genus Pueraria, but mostly Pueraria montans var. lobata, syn. Pueraria lobata in the US), grown as a root starch, and which is a notorious invasive weed in the United States.

kudzu frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word kudzu occurs in english on average 0.2 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.