how to pronounce ashtray

/ˈæʃ.tɹɛɪ/

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ashtray is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… the ashtray option …”

meaning of ashtray

An ashtray is a container for cigarette butts.

ashtray frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word ashtray occurs in english on average 2.3 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.