how to pronounce декольте

/dɨkɐlʲˈtɛ/

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декольте is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… для большого или малого декольте и шею …”

meanings of декольте

noun:

Décolletage, décolleté.

декольте frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word декольте occurs in russian on average 2.5 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.