how to pronounce кошка

/ˈkoʂkə/

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кошка is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… кабаева быть такой кошка как ирина …”

meanings of кошка

noun:

Spit, bar.
Cat-o'-nine-tails.
Cat.
Car, trolley, carriage.
Climbing irons, climbing grapplers.
Grapnel, drag.
Grapple fork.

кошка frequency in russian - B2 level of CEFR

the word кошка occurs in russian on average 30.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.