how to pronounce tam

/ˈtæm/

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tam is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… my name is poison tam and i'm the …”

meanings of tam

noun:

Initialism of tense, aspect, mood.
Synonym of tam o'shanter, a type of cap.
Synonym of picul, a unit of weight, particularly in Cantonese contexts.

name:

Abbreviation of Tamaulipas, a state of Mexico.

tam frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word tam occurs in english on average 2.1 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.