how to pronounce pecan

/pəˈkɑːn/

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pecan is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… looking forward to the pecan pie or …”

meaning of pecan

Pecan is a type of nut.

pecan frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word pecan occurs in english on average 3.9 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 pecan 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 pecan can be often used in the following areas:

1) food and health;