how to pronounce jackboot

/ˈdʒæk.buːt/

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jackboot is pronounced in two syllables

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meanings of jackboot

noun:

The spirit that motivates a totalitarian or overly militaristic regime or policy.
A glossy leather calf-covering military boot, commonly associated with German soldiers of the WWII era.

verb:

To stamp on with a jackboot.
To march in jackboots.

jackboot frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word jackboot occurs in english on average 0.1 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.