how to pronounce shad

/ˈʃæd/

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shad is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of shad in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… and chase shad around so the Sand Creek …”

meanings of shad

noun:

Any one of several species of food fishes that make up the genus Alosa in the family Clupeidae, to which the herrings also belong; river herring.
The bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix).

shad frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word shad occurs in english on average 0.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.