how to pronounce караоке

/kərɐˈokʲe/

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караоке is pronounced in four syllables

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

“… выговаривают иногда караоке помогает а …”

meanings of караоке

noun:

Karaoke.

караоке frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word караоке occurs in russian on average 1.7 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.