nutshell

(Inglés)

Noun

1. The shell that surrounds the kernel of a nut.
2. A short book summarizing an area of law.
3. A small boat; a boat considered small in comparison to the seas.

Verb

To summarize (from the term in a nutshell).

Pronúnciase como (IPA)

/ˈnʌt.ʃɛl/

Etimoloxía (Inglés)

Herdado de Middle English: notschelle

Herdado de Old English: hnutsċiell

In summary

From Middle English notschelle, from Old English hnutsċiell, from Proto-West Germanic *hnutskallju, equivalent to nut + shell. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Nuteskele, Nuteskil (“nutshell”), Dutch notenschaal (“nutshell”), German Nussschale (“nutshell”).

Sinónimos

shell

🐚

eggshell

hull

husks

monocoque

seashell

pelecypod

conch

cast-off skin

Traducións

guscio di noce

Nussschale

καρυδότσουφλο

kısaca

lamnia lammina lamna

casca de noz

coquille

🐚

coque de noyau

gheriglio

schelp

🐚

notedop

łupinka orzecha

muszla

concha

kabuk