how to pronounce mac

/mak/

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the above transcription of mac 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.

mac is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… soit votre os windows mac os ou même …”

meanings of mac

noun:

Clipping of Macintosh.
Clipping of maquereau (“pimp").

mac frequency in french - B2 level of CEFR

the word mac occurs in french on average 23.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.