how to pronounce какао

/kɐˈkao/

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какао is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… дойдет до того что сын начнет какао из …”

meanings of какао

noun:

Hot chocolate.
Cocoa, cacao.

какао frequency in russian - C1 level of CEFR

the word какао occurs in russian on average 19.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.