how to pronounce бабочка

/ˈbabət͡ɕkə/

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бабочка is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of бабочка in a speech by a native speaker of standard russian:

“… живота трепещет какая-то бабочка и …”

meanings of бабочка

noun:

Prostitute, hooker.
Bowtie.
Feisty, spirited woman.
Butterfly.

бабочка frequency in russian - B2 level of CEFR

the word бабочка occurs in russian on average 23.7 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.