how to pronounce horseshoe

/ˈhɔːs.ʃuː/

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horseshoe is pronounced in two syllables

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ɔː

2.

uː

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

“… with the blood of horseshoe crabs which …”

meaning of horseshoe

A horseshoe is a curved metal object with a sharp point at one end and a wide, flat surface at the other.

horseshoe frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word horseshoe occurs in english on average 1.5 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.