how to pronounce torch

/tɔːtʃ/

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torch is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… drinking wine was a torch method used by …”

meaning of torch

Torch is a long stick with a light at one end used to light fires.

torch frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word torch occurs in english on average 9.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.