how to pronounce phallus

/ˈfæl.əs/

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phallus is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… is a phallus with wings and a phallus …”

meanings of phallus

noun:

A penis, especially when erect.
A representation of an erect penis symbolising fertility or potency.
The signifier of the desire of the Other, and the signifier of jouissance.
A similar erectile sexual organ present in the cloacas of male ratites.

phallus frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word phallus occurs in english on average 0.5 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 phallus 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 phallus can be often used in the following areas:

1) life, nature, and living environment;