how to pronounce зебра

/ˈzʲebrə/

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зебра is pronounced in two syllables

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zʲ

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

“… ходите зебра один из самых говорят …”

meanings of зебра

noun:

Zebra crossing (a pedestrian crosswalk).
Zebra.

зебра frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word зебра occurs in russian on average 2.6 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.