how to pronounce minnow

/ˈmɪn.əʊ/

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minnow is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… so it's a minnow no one is it's teeny …”

meanings of minnow

noun:

A relatively small and insignificant person or organization.
Any small fish.
A small freshwater fish of the carp family, Phoxinus phoxinus.

verb:

To fish for minnows.
To fish (especially for trout) using a minnow as bait.

minnow frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word minnow occurs in english on average 0.3 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.

topics minnow can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that minnow can be often used in the following areas:

1) life, nature, and living environment;