how to pronounce toboggan

/təˈbɒɡ.ən/

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toboggan is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… we had a toboggan we could slide down …”

meanings of toboggan

noun:

A similar sled of wood, pulled by dogs, possibly with steel runners, made to transport cargo.
A long sled without runners, with the front end curled upwards, which may be pulled across snow by a cord or used to coast down hills.
A knit cap, designed to provide warmth in cold weather.
Something which, once it starts going downhill, is unstoppable until it reaches the bottom.

verb:

To slide down a hill on a toboggan or other object.
To go downhill unstoppably until one reaches the bottom.

toboggan frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word toboggan occurs in english on average 0.2 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.

topics toboggan 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 toboggan can be often used in the following areas:

1) transport and travel;