how to pronounce col

/kɒl/

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col is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… a bonus fact American newsmen Col Decker …”

meanings of col

noun:

A pressure region between two anticyclones and two low-pressure regions.
A dip on a mountain ridge between two peaks.

name:

Abbreviation of Colorado (a state of the United States of America.).
Abbreviation of Colima (a state of Mexico.).

col frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word col occurs in english on average 3.7 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.