how to pronounce agave

/əˈɡɑː.vi/

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agave is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of agave in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… the agave plant which is pollinated by …”

meanings of agave

noun:

A plant of the genus Agave, which includes the maguey or century plant (Agave americana), which produces a gigantic flower stem at maturity.

agave frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word agave occurs in english on average 0 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.