how to pronounce guinness

/ˈɡɪnɪs/

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guinness is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… great storyteller Guinness Guinness and …”

meanings of guinness

name:

A brand of dark stout beer from Ireland, one of the most widely recognised brands of beer in the world, named for Arthur Guinness who first brewed it.
A surname, an Anglicization of an Irish patronymic surname based on Angus.
Guinness World Records.

noun:

A serving of the beverage.

guinness frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word guinness occurs in english on average 12.9 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.