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Hülse.

pod, hull, case (also with the particular meanings of botany and ammunition)

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Meaning & usage

noun/ˈhʏlzə/
  1. pod, hull, case (also with the particular meanings of botany and ammunition)

    feminine
  2. a can of beer

    Austria · feminine · slang
Where this word comes from

Middle High German hülse, from Old High German hulsa, *hulisa, from Proto-Germanic *hulisō, cognate with Proto-Germanic *huljaną and Proto-Germanic *helaną which yield hüllen (“to wrap”) and hehlen (“to hide”) resp. Related with English hull.

noun/ˈhʏlzə/
  1. holly (Ilex gen. et spp.)

    feminine · obsolete
Where this word comes from

Middle High German huls m, from Old High German hulis, huliz, from Proto-West Germanic *hulis.

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