how to pronounce tawny

/ˈtɑːniː/

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tawny is pronounced in two syllables

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ɑː

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iː

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

“… for example tawny ants produce formic …”

meanings of tawny

adjective:

A sweet, fortified wine which is blended and matured in wood.
Of a light brown to brownish orange color. tawny.

noun:

A light brown to brownish orange colour.

tawny frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word tawny occurs in english on average 0.5 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 tawny 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 tawny can be often used in the following areas:

1) life, nature, and living environment;