how to pronounce taupe

/təʊp/

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taupe is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… thought-bubble usual for lunch taupe you …”

meanings of taupe

noun:

A dark brownish-grey colour, the colour of moleskin.

adjective:

Of a dark brownish-grey colour.

taupe frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word taupe occurs in english on average 1.2 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.

topics taupe can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that taupe can be often used in the following areas:

1) life, nature, and living environment;