how to pronounce крокодил

/krəkɐˈdʲiɫ/

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крокодил is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… ресурсы как крокодил в правом же …”

meanings of крокодил

noun:

Desomorphine.
"Clam Shell", low-altitude search and acquisition radar (76N6).
Ugly person.
Mi-24 "Hind" helicopter gunship.
Alligator clip.
Crocodile.

крокодил frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word крокодил occurs in russian on average 4.1 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.