how to pronounce tuba

/ty.ba/

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tuba is pronounced in two syllables

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meanings of tuba

noun:

Abbreviation of tuba basse (“bass tuba").
Snorkel.
Tuba.

tuba frequency in french - C2+ level of CEFR

the word tuba occurs in french on average 0.6 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.