how to pronounce madras

/məˈdɹæs/

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madras is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… south of madras were the first built …”

meanings of madras

noun:

A brightly colored cotton fabric with a checked or striped pattern.
A style of curry dish purported to originate from the Madras region.
A large handkerchief of this fabric, worn on the head in the West Indies.

name:

A city, the county seat of Jefferson County, Oregon, United States.
Former name of Chennai, the capital and largest city of Tamil Nadu, India.

madras frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word madras occurs in english on average 1.2 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.