how to pronounce сосать

/sɐˈsatʲ/

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сосать is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… отсюда сосуд они любят сосать свою еду …”

meanings of сосать

verb:

To suck.
To perform fellatio.

сосать frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word сосать occurs in russian on average 2.3 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.