how to pronounce показуха

/pəkɐˈzuxə/

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показуха is pronounced in four syllables

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

“… вместе с показуха развивается и реальный …”

meanings of показуха

noun:

Window-dressing, ostentation, pretense, (fake) show, veneer, facade.

показуха frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word показуха occurs in russian on average 1.2 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.