how to pronounce духота

/dʊxɐˈta/

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духота is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… кроме там духота кроме этого больше …”

meanings of духота

noun:

Sultriness, closeness, stuffiness, sultry / stuffy air.

духота frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word духота occurs in russian on average 1.4 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.