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Meaning of Whelk | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
wɛlk

Definitions

  1. Certain edible sea snails, especially, any one of numerous species of large marine gastropods belonging to Buccinidae, much used as food in Europe.
  2. Pimple.
    archaic
  3. A stripe or mark; a ridge; a wale.

Equivalents

العربية الحلزون البحري
Bosanski трубач
Deutsch Wellhornschnecke
Ελληνικά φουσκαλίδα
Español buccino
Français buccin bulot
Gaeilge cuachma faocha chapaill faocha choirn
Galego bucio buguina cornecho
Hrvatski трубач
Íslenska beitukóngur
日本語 エゾバイ つぶ
Te Reo Māori kakara
Nederlands wulk
Português búzio
Русский трубач труборо́г
Српски трубач
Yorùbá kunrungbịngbịn

Examples

“his face is all bubukles , and whelks , and knobs”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

whelk stall whelker Whelks Wheller Whelley Whelm

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