how to pronounce куранты

/kʊˈrantɨ/

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куранты is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… как раз а вот как раз били куранты как …”

meanings of куранты

noun:

Chiming clock, chimes.

куранты frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word куранты 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.