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How to pronounce shant

Say it like SHAHNT. Shant is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/ʃɑnt/SHAHNT
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  • SHAHNT
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Shant pronunciation, sound by sound

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  1. SHAHNTSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "ah" in father.

What does shant mean?

noun
  1. A drink, usually a pint.
  2. A shack or shanty.
  3. A place such as a house or other dwelling. The word is effectively confined to the phrase all over the shant.“He's spilt it all over t' shant.”

Words that rhyme with shant

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Questions about saying shant

How do you pronounce shant?

Say SHAHNT. The American pronunciation is /ʃɑnt/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in shant?

Shant is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: SHAHNT.

Pronunciation from CMUdict; meaning and origin adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).