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shochet

/ˈʃoʊxɛt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
shochet
IPA
/ˈʃoʊxɛt/
15
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person certified under Jewish law to slaughter cattle and poultry

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Hebrew שׁוֹחֵט (shokhét, “slaughterer, butcher”).

Inflected Forms

shochets (plural) shochetim (plural) shochtim (plural) schochat (alternative) schochet (alternative) shochat (alternative) shohet (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

shechita

Questions

How do you pronounce shochet?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈʃoʊxɛt/.
What does shochet mean?
A person certified under Jewish law to slaughter cattle and poultry
Where does shochet come from?
From Hebrew שׁוֹחֵט (shokhét, “slaughterer, butcher”).

How to pronounce shochet

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “shochet”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ˈʃoʊxɛt/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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