how to pronounce kohl

/koːl/

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kohl is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… zur zeit von helmut kohl nur der …”

meanings of kohl

noun:

Cabbage (plant of the genus Brassica).
Nonsense; idle talk.

name:

An occupational surname for a grower or seller of cabbages.

kohl frequency in german - C1 level of CEFR

the word kohl occurs in german on average 11.9 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.