how to pronounce garb

/ɡɑːb/

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garb is pronounced in one syllable

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ɑː

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

“… adopting the stereotypical garb and look …”

meanings of garb

noun:

Fashion, style of dressing oneself up.
A type of dress or clothing.
A wheat sheaf.
A measure of arrows in the Middle Ages.
A guise, external appearance.

verb:

To dress in garb.

garb frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word garb occurs in english on average 0.9 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.