how to pronounce петрушка

/pʲɪˈtruʂkə/

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петрушка is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… зелени какая-то петрушка здесь находится …”

meanings of петрушка

noun:

Foolishness, absurdity.
Parsley (herb).

петрушка frequency in russian - C2 level of CEFR

the word петрушка occurs in russian on average 5.2 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.