how to pronounce tornado

/tɔːˈnɛɪ.dəʊ/

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tornado is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… buzz lightyear lets manufacture tornado it would rather live them million gallons …”

meaning of tornado

A tornado is a violent, rotating column of air that is in contact with both the surface of the earth and a cloud.

tornado frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word tornado occurs in english on average 1.7 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.