how to pronounce tartan

/ˈtɑːɹtən/

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tartan is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… in various shades of tartan lucky had a …”

meanings of tartan

noun:

A kind of long covered carriage.
A kind of woven woollen cloth with a distinctive pattern of coloured stripes intersecting at right angles, associated with Scottish Highlanders, different clans and some Scottish families and institutions having their own distinctive patterns.
Trade name of a synthetic resin, used for surfacing tracks etc.
A type of one-masted vessel used in the Mediterranean.
An individual or a group wearing tartan; a Highlander or Scotsman in general.
The pattern associated with such material.

adjective:

Scottish.
Having a pattern like a tartan.

verb:

To clothe in tartan.

name:

The commander-in-chief of ancient Assyria.

tartan frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word tartan occurs in english on average 1.7 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.