how to pronounce shekel

/ˈʃɛk.əl/

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shekel is pronounced in two syllables

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meanings of shekel

noun:

Money, especially that purportedly owned or distributed as bribes by Jewish elites.
An ancient unit of weight equivalent to one-fiftieth of a mina.
A currency unit of both ancient and modern Israel.

shekel frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word shekel occurs in english on average 0.2 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.