how to pronounce вата

/ˈvatə/

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вата is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… у деонтей у соседа вакуума вас вата и …”

meanings of вата

noun:

Glass wool.
Absorbent cotton, cotton wool, wadding, batting.
Drugstore cotton.

вата frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word вата 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.