how to pronounce cicada

/sɪˈkɑː.də/

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cicada is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… this is a pepper one this is cicada from …”

meanings of cicada

noun:

The periodical cicada.
Any of several insects in the superfamily Cicadoidea, with small eyes wide apart on the head and transparent well-veined wings.

cicada frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word cicada occurs in english on average 0.2 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 cicada can be related to

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1) life, nature, and living environment;