how to pronounce poppy

/ˈpɑːpiː/

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poppy is pronounced in two syllables

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1.

ɑː

2.

iː

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

“… installations poppy diverged from the …”

meaning of poppy

Poppy is a flower.

poppy frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word poppy occurs in english on average 6.1 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.