how to pronounce olives

/ˈɑːlɪvz/

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olives is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… exports like beer olives trucks and gin …”

meanings of olives

noun:

Plural of olive.

olives frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word olives occurs in english on average 7.5 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.