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Whelk

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

Españolbuccino
Françaisbuccinbulot
DeutschWellhornschnecke
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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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