How to Pronounce "hellholes"
word
ˈhɛlˌhoʊlz
HEL-hohlz
hˈɛlhəʊl
HEL-hohlz
Definition
Places that are extremely unpleasant, dirty, or dangerous; somewhere people do not want to spend time.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈhɛlˌhoʊlz
British English
hˈɛlhəʊl
Simplified Pronunciation
US
HEL-hohlz
UK
HEL-hohlz
Listen in Context
Many people say those old apartments are real hellholes.
Prisons in some countries can be absolute hellholes.
Tourists avoid those hellholes because they are unsafe.
I've stayed in some real hellholes while backpacking through Asia.