how to pronounce kiwi

/ki.wi/

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the above transcription of kiwi 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.

kiwi is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of kiwi in a speech by a native speaker of standard french:

“… d'oppression et kiwi enfin fait partie …”

meanings of kiwi

noun:

Kiwi; kiwi fruit.

kiwi frequency in french - C2 level of CEFR

the word kiwi occurs in french on average 4 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.