how to pronounce каравай

/kərɐˈvaj/

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каравай is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… 30 каравай 17 садятся за стол …”

meanings of каравай

noun:

Korovai (large, single-piece round or rectangular loaf of bread, elaborately decorated and served at a wedding).

каравай frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word каравай occurs in russian on average 1.1 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.