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guscio.

shell (of an animal, nut etc.)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Italiano language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɡuʃ.ʃo/
  1. shell (of an animal, nut etc.)

    masculine
    Togliamo il guscio alla noce di cocco.
Where this word comes from

Unknown. Perhaps from Ancient Greek κύστιον (kústion), from κύστις (kústis). Lombardo and Emiliano fem. guscia. Compare French gousse (“pea pod”) and Romanian găoace (“eggshell, snail shell”).

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