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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesécaler
Pronunciation / Transliteration: écaler
"Il faut écaler les huîtres avant de les servir."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To remove the natural outer covering, husk, or shell from something, such as corn or oysters.
"He sat on the porch to help shuck the fresh corn for dinner."
- 1
The outer husk or pod of a nut, corn, or the shell of an oyster or clam.
"The pile of corn shucks grew larger as they worked."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The origin of 'shuck' is uncertain, though it likely arose in late Middle English or early Modern English as a variant of dialectal words related to shell or husk. It may be connected to the Middle Low German or Dutch words 'schok' or 'schucke', referring to a shell or covering. Over centuries, its usage expanded from agricultural contexts, such as removing corn husks or oyster shells, to broader figurative meanings.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Shuck" is said worldwide
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écaler
Transliteration: écaler
"Il faut écaler les huîtres avant de les servir."
schälen
Transliteration: schälen
"Sie half dabei, den Mais zu schälen."
sgusciare
Transliteration: sgusciare
"Ha imparato a sgusciare le ostriche con un coltello speciale."
desenvainar
Transliteration: desenvainar
"Es necesario desenvainar el maíz antes de cocinarlo."
descascar
Transliteration: descascar
"Eles sentaram-se na varanda para descascar o milho."
छilna
Transliteration: chilna
"उसने रात के खाने के लिए मक्का छीलना शुरू किया।"
剥壳
Transliteration: bō ké
"厨师正在熟练地剥生蚝壳。"
껍질을 벗기다
Transliteration: kkeopjireul beotgida
"우리는 요리하기 전에 옥수수 껍질을 벗겼다."
殻をむく
Transliteration: kara o muku
"彼は新鮮なカキの殻をむくのが得意です。"
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