how to pronounce sweatshop

/ˈswɛtˌʃɑːp/

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sweatshop is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… this is an American sweatshop they …”

meanings of sweatshop

noun:

A factory or other place of work where pay is low and conditions are poor or even illegal.

sweatshop frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word sweatshop 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.