how to pronounce plywood

/ˈplaɪˌwʊd/

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plywood is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… half inch piece of plywood on top of the …”

meanings of plywood

noun:

A specific grade or type of this construction material.
Construction material supplied in sheets, and made of three or more layers of wood veneer glued together, laid up with alternating layers having their grain perpendicular to each other.

verb:

To fit or block up with plywood.

plywood frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word plywood occurs in english on average 2.5 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.