how to pronounce tattoo

/təˈtuː/

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the above transcription of tattoo is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.

tattoo is pronounced in two syllables

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uː

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video examples of tattoo pronunciation

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

“… musician jamie has a tattoo of a trumpet …”

meaning of tattoo

Tattoo is a body decoration made by inserting ink into the dermis layer of the skin using a needle or another tool.

tattoo frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word tattoo occurs in english on average 1.9 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 tattoo 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 tattoo can be often used in the following areas:

1) leisure and entertainment;