kabuk.
The hard layer over or around something naturally formed to protect it; shell, bark, skin of a fruit, rind or husk.
Meaning & usage
The hard layer over or around something naturally formed to protect it; shell, bark, skin of a fruit, rind or husk.
The hard, brown outer layer around bread; crust.
The incrustation over a wound or pimple; scab.
The outer layer surrounding liquid or gaseous core; crust.
The outer chitinaceous, siliceous, bony or keratinous layer around an animal.
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish قبوق (ḳabuḳ, “bark, rind, the skin or peel of a fruit, shell”), from Proto-Turkic *kāpuk (“bark, shell”) from Proto-Turkic *kāp- (“to surround”), equivalent to kap + -uk.
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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.