how to pronounce жаба

/ˈʐabə/

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жаба is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… его есть лягушка и жаба взрывается не …”

meanings of жаба

noun:

Adobe Photoshop.
Frog.
Java (programming language).
Tonsillitis, quinsy.
A photoshopped image, a shoop.
Toad.

жаба frequency in russian - C2 level of CEFR

the word жаба occurs in russian on average 7.2 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.