how to pronounce барбекю

/bərbʲɪˈkʲu/

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барбекю is pronounced in three syllables

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bʲ

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kʲ

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

“… едят барбекю и кто хочет выступает со …”

meanings of барбекю

noun:

Barbecue.

барбекю frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word барбекю occurs in russian on average 1.7 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.