how to pronounce шалфей

/ʂɐɫˈfʲej/

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шалфей is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… иланг-иланг сюда мускатный шалфей и …”

meanings of шалфей

noun:

Sage (plant).
Salvia.

шалфей frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word шалфей occurs in russian on average 1.4 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.