how to pronounce bauxite

/ˈbɔːk.saɪt/

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bauxite is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… the best sources of bauxite in the world …”

meanings of bauxite

noun:

The principal ore of aluminium; a clay-like mineral, being a mixture of hydrated oxides and hydroxides.

bauxite frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word bauxite occurs in english on average 0.6 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.