how to pronounce буржуа

/bʊrʐʊˈa/

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буржуа is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… средний класс и буржуа и когда подари …”

meanings of буржуа

noun:

Bourgeois (individual member of bourgeoisie).

буржуа frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word буржуа occurs in russian on average 2 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.