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How to pronounce tropical
Say it like this: /ˈtɹɑ.pɪ.kəl/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
What does tropical mean?
adjOf or pertaining to the tropics, the equatorial region between 23 degrees north and 23 degrees south.
From, or similar to, a hot, humid climate.
“We've had a lot of tropical nights this summer.”
Pertaining to, involving, or of the nature of a trope or tropes; figurative, metaphorical.
nounA tropical plant.
“The potato, as a mountain tropical plant, is capable of growing in cooler weather than any other tropical except the Nasturtian.”
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