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10 Language-to-English Dictionariessur coquille
Pronunciation / Transliteration: syr kɔ.kij
"Les huîtres sont servies sur coquille avec du citron."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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One of the two matched halves of a bivalve mollusk's shell, used as a serving dish for the raw or cooked animal inside.
"The restaurant is famous for serving fresh oysters on the half-shell with a squeeze of lemon and cocktail sauce."
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Served or prepared while resting on the lower half of a bivalve shell.
"We ordered a dozen half-shell clams as an appetizer before the main seafood course."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of the English words 'half' (from Old English 'healf') and 'shell' (from Old English 'scell'). The phrasal idiom 'on the half-shell' originated in American English during the 19th century, specifically referring to mollusks like oysters or clams served resting on one half of their opened natural shell.
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sur coquille
Transliteration: syr kɔ.kij
"Les huîtres sont servies sur coquille avec du citron."
auf der halben Schale
Transliteration: aʊf deːɐ̯ ˈhalbən ˈʃaːlə
"Die Austern wurden auf der halben Schale serviert."
al guscio
Transliteration: al ˈɡuʃ.ʃo
"Abbiamo ordinato le ostriche al guscio."
en su concha
Transliteration: en su ˈkon.tʃa
"Las ostras se sirven frescas en su concha."
na concha
Transliteration: na ˈkõ.ʃɐ
"Pedimos ostras frescas na concha."
सीप के आधे भाग पर
Transliteration: seep ke aadhe bhag par
"सीप के आधे भाग परोसी गई सीपें ताज़ा थीं।"
带壳的
Transliteration: dài ké de
"这家餐厅提供新鲜的半壳生蚝。"
반쪽 껍질에 얹은
Transliteration: banchjjok kkeopjire eonjeun
"우리는 반쪽 껍질에 얹은 생굴을 주문했다."
半殻付きの
Transliteration: hankarakutsuki no
"彼は半殻付きの牡蠣をレモンで食べた。"
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