guscio

Italian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡuʃ.ʃo/
• Rhymes: -uʃʃo
• Hyphenation: gù‧scio

• Audio:

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Noun

guscio m (plural gusci)

1. shell (of an animal, nut etc.)

   Togliamo il guscio alla noce di cocco. ― Let's husk the coconut. (literally, “Let's remove the shell from the coconut.”)

Derived terms

• degusciare
• monoguscio
• sgusciare