also: しょべる
General term for a shovel or spade. シャベル often refers to a smaller hand shovel, while ショベル often refers to a larger digging shovel or spade, but the distinction is not strict.
I dug a hole in the garden with a shovel.
I bought a shovel for snow removal.
I dug a hole in the yard with a shovel.
I scooped up snow with a shovel to clear a path.
Common katakana spelling for 'shovel', often implying a smaller hand shovel.
Alternate katakana spelling, often implying a larger shovel or spade.
Loanword from English 'shovel'. The two spellings シャベル and ショベル reflect different approximations of the English vowel sound.