how to pronounce nectar

/ˈnɛk.təɹ/

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nectar is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… this one this is nectar it is very sweet …”

meanings of nectar

noun:

Any delicious drink, now especially a type of sweetened fruit juice.
The sweet liquid secreted by flowers to attract pollinating insects and birds.
The drink of the gods.

verb:

To feed on nectar.

nectar frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word nectar occurs in english on average 1.5 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 nectar 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 nectar can be often used in the following areas:

1) food and health;