how to pronounce лава

/ˈɫavə/

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лава is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… лава лава мутантов все в принципе …”

meanings of лава

noun:

Lava.

лава frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word лава occurs in russian on average 0.9 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.