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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesムール貝
Native Script:日本語
Pronunciation / Transliteration: mūru-gai
"ムール貝の白ワイン蒸しを注文しました。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Any of numerous edible marine and freshwater bivalve mollusks with a dark, elongated shell.
"We enjoyed a delicious pot of steamed mussels with garlic and white wine at the coastal restaurant." - 2
The soft edible flesh of these bivalves.
"The recipe calls for half a pound of fresh mussel to be added to the paella just before serving."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Middle English mussel, stemming from Old English musle, which traces back to the Late Latin musclus (meaning both 'muscle' and 'mussel', due to the similar shape of the bivalve to a human muscle). This ultimately connects to the Ancient Greek mys, meaning 'mouse' or 'muscle'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Mussel" is said worldwide
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moule
Transliteration: /mul/
"Les moules marinières sont une spécialité populaire en France."
Muschel
Transliteration: /ˈmʊʃəl/
"Wir sammeln Muscheln am Strand."
cozza
Transliteration: /ˈkɔt.tsa/
"Gli spaghetti con le cozze sono deliziosi."
mejillón
Transliteration: /mexiˈʝon/
"Los mejillones al vapor son muy sabrosos."
mexilhão
Transliteration: /meʃiˈʎãw̃/
"Pedimos uma porção de mexilhões frescos."
सीप
Transliteration: seep
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"समुद्र तट पर हमें कई प्रकार की सीप मिलीं।"
贻贝
Transliteration: /yí bèi/
Script: 中文汉字
"这道菜是用新鲜贻贝做的。"
홍합
Transliteration: honghap
Script: 한국어 한글
"홍합 축제에서 매콤한 홍합탕을 먹었다."
ムール貝
Transliteration: mūru-gai
Script: 日本語
"ムール貝の白ワイン蒸しを注文しました。"
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