how to pronounce зигзаг

/zʲɪɡˈzak/

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зигзаг is pronounced in two syllables

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zʲ

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

“… нарисуйте зигзаг или спираль и стирайте …”

meanings of зигзаг

noun:

Zigzag.

зигзаг frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word зигзаг occurs in russian on average 1.9 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.