how to pronounce turf

/tɝf/

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turf is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… to be back in my my home turf and to see …”

meaning of turf

Turf is the ground covering of grass, plants, or other ground-covers.

turf frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word turf occurs in english on average 2.9 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.