how to pronounce тыква

/ˈtɨkvə/

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тыква is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… сила я сейчас туда тыква вы голос не …”

meanings of тыква

noun:

Head.
Pumpkin, cucurbit.
Gourd.

тыква frequency in russian - C2 level of CEFR

the word тыква occurs in russian on average 4.5 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.