How to Pronounce "charnel"
word
[tʃɑːnəl]
CHAR-nuhl
tʃˈɑːnəl
CHAR-nuhl
Definition
A charnel is a building or vault where human bones or bodies are stored, often associated with old graveyards or places where remains are kept after exhumation.
IPA Transcription
American English
[tʃɑːnəl]
British English
tʃˈɑːnəl
Simplified Pronunciation
US
CHAR-nuhl
UK
CHAR-nuhl
Listen in Context
The old church had a charnel beneath it.
They built a charnel for the remains from the graveyard.
A charnel holds the bones of many people.
Back then, they put all the unearthed bones into the village charnel.