how to pronounce smoke

/ˈsmoʊk/

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smoke is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… fried foods a lot of us smoke or drink …”

meaning of smoke

Smoke is a visible cloud of particles in the air that is produced by the combustion of a solid, liquid, or gas.

smoke frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word smoke occurs in english on average 33.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.