shell
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The meaning (definition) of the word shell
the hard outer covering of some animals
The word shell used in a sentence
“The snail hides inside its hard shell.”
The plural of the word shell
shells
How the word shell is said around the world
| French | coquille (koh-KEEY) |
| Spanish | concha (KOHN-chah) |
| Mandarin | 壳 (kuh) |
| Hindi | खोल (kohl) |
| Arabic | صَدَفَة (sah-DAH-faht) |
| Russian | раковина (RAH-ku-vyee-nah) |
| Portuguese (EU) | concha (KOHNG-shuh) |
| Portuguese (BR) | concha (KOHNG-sha) |
| Japanese | 殻 (KAH-rah) |
| German | Schale (SHAH-luh) |
| Urdu | خَول (khowl) |
| Punjabi | ਖੋਲ (kohl) |
| Korean | 껍데기 (GUB-day-gee) |
| Hebrew | קונכייה (KOHN-kheeyh) |
| Greek | κέλυφος (KYAY-lee-fohs) |
| Dutch | schelp (skhelp) |
| Tagalog | kabibe (kah-BEE-buh) |
| Vietnamese | vỏ (vaw) |
| Turkish | kabuk (kah-BUUK) |
| Persian | پوسته (POOS-tay) |
| Polish | muszla (MOOSH-lah) |
| Ukrainian | мушля (MOOSH-lyah) |
| Bengali | খোলস (KOH-lawsh) |
| Swedish | skal (skahl) |
| Italian | conchiglia (kohn-KEE-lyah) |
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