how to pronounce зубочистка

/zʊbɐˈt͡ɕistkə/

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зубочистка is pronounced in four syllables

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

“… маленькая крупненькая зубочистка а в …”

meanings of зубочистка

noun:

Toothpick (stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth).

зубочистка frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word зубочистка occurs in russian on average 0.8 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.