how to pronounce хамелеон

/xəmʲɪlʲɪˈon/

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хамелеон is pronounced in four syllables

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lʲ

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

“… старец обычно это да и хамелеон kotova …”

meanings of хамелеон

noun:

Chameleon (reptile).

хамелеон frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word хамелеон occurs in russian on average 0.9 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.