how to pronounce перец

/ˈpʲerʲɪt͡s/

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the above transcription of перец is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.

перец is pronounced in two syllables

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pʲ

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rʲ

t͡s

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

“… или если это был бы перец не дай бог вот …”

meanings of перец

noun:

Pepper (including sweet peppers, chilis as well as black pepper).

перец frequency in russian - B1 level of CEFR

the word перец occurs in russian on average 49.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.