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10 Language-to-English DictionariesMuschelsuchen
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈmuʃl̩ˌzuːxn̩
"Das Muschelsuchen am Strand macht großen Spaß."
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The activity of digging for or gathering clams, typically along a shoreline or tidal mudflat.
"They spent the sunny morning clamming on the coastal flats."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the noun 'clam', stemming from Old English 'clamm' (meaning bond, clamp, or fetter), related to Germanic roots referring to fastening or gripping. The verb sense of digging for clams developed in North American English during the 18th century.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Clamming" is said worldwide
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pêche aux coquillages
Transliteration: pɛʃ o kɔki.jaʒ
"Nous allons à la pêche aux coquillages ce weekend."
Muschelsuchen
Transliteration: ˈmuʃl̩ˌzuːxn̩
"Das Muschelsuchen am Strand macht großen Spaß."
raccolta di vongole
Transliteration: rakˈkɔl.ta di ˈvɔŋ.ɡo.le
"La raccolta di vongole è una tradizione popolare qui."
marisqueo
Transliteration: ma.ɾisˈke.o
"El marisqueo en la costa es la principal fuente de ingresos."
apanha de ameijoas
Transliteration: aˈpɐɲɐ dɨ ɐˈmɐj.ʒwɐʃ
"Fomos fazer a apanha de ameijoas na maré baixa."
सीप बीनना
Transliteration: seep beenna
"तट पर सीप बीनना एक मजेदार गतिविधि है।"
挖蛤蜊
Transliteration: wā gálí
"退潮时我们在海滩上挖蛤蜊。"
조개 캐기
Transliteration: jogae kaegi
"우리는 주말에 해변에서 조개 캐기를 했다."
潮干狩り
Transliteration: shiohigari
"家族みんなで潮干狩りに行きました。"
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