how to pronounce подкова

/pɐtˈkovə/

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подкова is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… сапоги ровно 2 подкова равна 4 равно 2 и …”

meanings of подкова

noun:

Horseshoe.

подкова frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word подкова occurs in russian on average 0.7 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.