Muschel

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German muschel, from Old High German muscula, from Proto-West Germanic *muskulā (mussel). Doublet of Muskel.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈmʊʃəl/, [ˈmʊʃl̩]
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

Muschel f (genitive Muschel, plural Muscheln)

  1. bivalve; seashell (marine mollusk with a shell, or the shell itself)
  2. (cooking, often specifically) mussel
    Synonym: Miesmuschel
  3. (colloquial, rare) snailshell
    Synonym: Schneckenhaus
  4. (dated) Ellipsis of Hörmuschel.
  5. (obsolete) Synonym of Muschi (female genitalia)
    • 1906, Felix Salten, Josefine Mutzenbacher[1]:
      Nun sah ich ein, was ich an meiner Muschel besaß, und ich beschloß, sie nicht mehr zu verschenken.
      Now I realized how special my cunny was and decided not to give it away anymore.

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  • Lower Sorbian: mušla

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Muschel f (plural Muschle)

  1. mussel

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