How to Pronounce "hovel"
word
ˈhəvəɫ
HUH-vuhl
hˈɒvəl
HOV-uhl
Definition
A hovel is a very small, dirty, and poorly built house, usually where poor people live.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈhəvəɫ
British English
hˈɒvəl
Simplified Pronunciation
US
HUH-vuhl
UK
HOV-uhl
Listen in Context
They lived in a small hovel near the river.
The old man’s hovel was cold and dark.
Children played outside the dirty hovel.
The family called their rundown place a hovel, but made it feel like home.