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skal.

shell ((hard) external covering of an animal, egg, nut, various objects, etc. – used similarly to English)

4 characters1 syllables approx.Svenska language

Meaning & usage

noun/skɑːl/

  1. shell ((hard) external covering of an animal, egg, nut, various objects, etc. – used similarly to English)

    neuter

  2. peel, skin (outer layer or cover of a fruit or vegetable)

    neuter · uncountable · usually
    bananskal

  3. a hard case (especially for a mobile phone, tablet computer, or the like)

    neuter

  4. a shell

    neuter
Where this word comes from

From Old Swedish skal, from Old Norse skel, from Proto-Germanic *skaljō, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelH- (“to split, cleave”). Compare Danish skæl, Dutch schaal, Dutch schil, English shale, English shell, German Schale, Norwegian skjell.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.