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trowel

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The meaning (definition) of the word trowel

a small hand shovel for digging in the garden.

The word trowel used in a sentence

“I used a small trowel to dig in the garden.”

Words that mean the same as trowel (synonyms)

shovel

The plural of the word trowel

trowels

How the word trowel is said around the world

Frenchtruelle (trew-EL)
Spanishpaleta (pah-LAY-tah)
Mandarin小铲子 (show chahn dzuh)
Hindiकरणी (KUR-nee)
Arabicمجرفة (MEEJ-rah-fah)
Russianсадовый совок (sah-DOH-vyy sah-VOHK)
Portuguese (EU)colher de jardineiro (koo-LYEHR duh zhar-dee-NAY-roo)
Portuguese (BR)pazinha (pah-ZEE-nyah)
Japaneseこて (KOH-tay)
GermanKelle (KE-luh)
Urduکھرپی (KUR-pee)
Punjabiਟ੍ਰੋਵਲ (TROH-vuhl)
Korean모종삽 (moh-JOHNG-sahb)
Hebrewכַּף (kahf)
Greekφτυαράκι (ftee-ah-RAH-kee)
Dutchtroffel (traw-FEL)
Tagalogmaliit na pala (mah-lee-EET nah PAH-lah)
Vietnamesebay (bahy)
Turkishmala (MAH-lah)
Persianبیلچه (BEEL-cheh)
Polishkielnia (KYEL-nyah)
Ukrainianкельма (KELY-mah)
Bengaliকর্নিক (KOHR-neek)
Swedishplanteringsspade (plahn-teh-RINGS-spah-deh)
Italiancazzuola (kah-tsuu-AW-lah)

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