shovel
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The meaning (definition) of the word shovel
a tool with a long handle for digging in dirt
The word shovel used in a sentence
“I used my shovel to dig in the dirt and make a hole.”
Words that mean the same as shovel (synonyms)
spade
The plural of the word shovel
shovels
How the word shovel is said around the world
| French | pelle (pel) |
| Spanish | pala (pahlah) |
| Mandarin | 铲 (chǎn) |
| Hindi | फावड़ा (pahvrah) |
| Arabic | مجرفة (meejrahfah) |
| Russian | лопата (lopata) |
| Portuguese (EU) | pá (pah) |
| Portuguese (BR) | pá (pah) |
| Japanese | シャベル (shaberu) |
| German | Schaufel (showfuhl) |
| Urdu | بیلچہ (baylkyah) |
| Punjabi | ਬੇਲਚਾ (bayluhkyah) |
| Korean | 삽 (sab) |
| Hebrew | לִגרוֹף (leegrohf) |
| Greek | φτυάρι (phtuari) |
| Dutch | schep (skhep) |
| Tagalog | pala (pahlah) |
| Vietnamese | cái xẻng (kahury seng) |
| Turkish | kürek (kewrek) |
| Persian | بیل (beel) |
| Polish | łopata (wawpahtah) |
| Ukrainian | лопата (lopata) |
| Bengali | বেলচা (baylawchah) |
| Swedish | skotta (skawtah) |
| Italian | pala (pahlah) |
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