how to pronounce bushel

/ˈbʊʃ.əl/

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bushel is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of bushel in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… the bushel and one area that has been …”

meanings of bushel

noun:

A quantity that fills a bushel measure.
A vessel of the capacity of a bushel, used in measuring; a bushel measure.
The iron lining in the nave of a wheel.
A dry measure, containing four pecks, eight gallons, or thirty-two quarts.
A large indefinite quantity.

verb:

To mend or repair clothes.
To pack grain, hops, etc. into bushel measures.

bushel frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word bushel 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.