how to pronounce tarantula

/təˈɹæntʃulə/

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tarantula is pronounced in four syllables

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

“… a fried tarantula and it tasted like …”

meaning of tarantula

Tarantula is a type of spider.

tarantula frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word tarantula occurs in english on average 0.4 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.