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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.”

The plural of the word shovel

shovels

How the word shovel is said around the world

Frenchpelle (pel)
Spanishpala (PAH-lah)
Mandarin铲 (chahn)
Hindiफावड़ा (PAHV-rah)
Arabicمجرفة (MEEJ-rah-fah)
Russianлопата (lu-PAH-tah)
Portuguese (EU)pá (pah)
Portuguese (BR)pá (pah)
Japaneseシャベル (shah-BAY-ru)
GermanSchaufel (SHOW-fuhl)
Urduبیلچہ (BAYL-kyah)
Punjabiਬੇਲਚਾ (BAY-luh-kyah)
Korean삽 (sahb)
Hebrewאת (EHT)
Greekφτυάρι (ftee-AH-ree)
Dutchschep (skhep)
Tagalogpala (PAH-lah)
Vietnamesecái xẻng (kah-ury seng)
Turkishkürek (kew-REK)
Persianبیل (beel)
Polishłopata (waw-PAH-tah)
Ukrainianлопата (loh-PAH-tah)
Bengaliবেলচা (BAY-law-chah)
Swedishspade (SPAH-deh)
Italianpala (PAH-lah)

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shovel - meaning, picture and 25 translations for kids