how to pronounce pod

/ˈpɑːd/

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pod is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… they have a near pod peer deck there are …”

meanings of pod

noun:

A small section of a larger office, compartmentalised for a specific purpose.
Initialism of proof of delivery.
A nicotine cartridge.
A bag; a pouch.
A group of whales, dolphins, seals, porpoises or hippopotami.
A seed case for legumes (e.g. peas, beans, peppers); a seedpod.
A subsection of a prison, containing a number of inmates.
A lie-flat business or first class seat.
Initialism of plain old data.
Initialism of print on demand.
A small vehicle, especially used in emergency situations.

verb:

To swell or fill.
To put into a pod or to enter a pod.
To bear or produce pods.
To remove peas from their case.

pod frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word pod occurs in english on average 8.1 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.

topics pod 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 pod can be often used in the following areas:

1) life, nature, and living environment;

2) transport and travel;