how to pronounce шквал

/ʂkvaɫ/

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шквал is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… какой шквал обрушился на картину квасной …”

meanings of шквал

noun:

Squall.

шквал frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word шквал occurs in russian on average 1.8 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.