how to pronounce hostie

/ˈhɔsti̯ə/

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hostie is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of hostie in a speech by a native speaker of standard german:

“… sieht aus wie eine hostie der der kranz …”

meanings of hostie

noun:

Host (consecrated wafer).

hostie frequency in german - C2+ level of CEFR

the word hostie occurs in german on average 0.3 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.