how to pronounce cardigan

/ˈkɑː.dɪ.ɡən/

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cardigan is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… and then my camel cardigan over the top …”

meanings of cardigan

noun:

A type of sweater or jumper that fastens up the front with buttons or a zipper, usually machine- or hand-knitted from wool.

name:

A town in Ceredigion, Wales.

cardigan frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word cardigan occurs in english on average 3.4 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 cardigan 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 cardigan can be often used in the following areas:

1) leisure and entertainment;