how to pronounce прокол

/prɐˈkoɫ/

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прокол is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… есть находки каменных прокол ок в …”

meanings of прокол

noun:

Puncture, pinhole.
Blunder, boner, goof, failure, washout.

прокол frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word прокол occurs in russian on average 1.6 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.