how to pronounce шабаш

/ˈʂabəʂ/

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шабаш is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… господ шабаш ну да ты сидел пил кофе мне …”

meanings of шабаш

noun:

Any merry debauched festival.
End of the working day, quitting time (also pronounced šabáš).
A meeting of witches, presided over by the devil, Sabbath.
Saturday, observed in Judaism as a day of rest, Sabbath.

шабаш frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word шабаш occurs in russian on average 0.8 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.