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How to pronounce “hovel”

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Pronunciation guide for hovel

Learning goal: Practice the English pronunciation of hovel with real speech in context.
Available examples: 2 YouTube examples
Real speech example: Ijeoma Oluoand never leave that weird little hovel.
Definition summary: An open shed for sheltering cattle, or protecting produce, etc., from the weather.

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Ijeoma Oluo

and never leave that weird little hovel.

[Noun]
An open shed for sheltering cattle, or protecting produce, etc., from the weather.
(derogatory) A poor cottage; a small, mean house; a hut.
In the manufacture of porcelain, a large, conical brick structure around which the firing kilns are grouped.
(slang, archaic, Midwestern US) A straitjacket.
[Verb]
(transitive) To put in a hovel; to shelter.
(transitive) To construct a chimney so as to prevent smoking, by making two of the more exposed walls higher than the others, or making an opening on one side near the top.

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