Feminine

Muschel

Meaning

  1. (feminine) bivalve; seashell (marine mollusk with a shell, or the shell itself)
  2. (feminine, often, specifically) mussel
  3. (colloquial, feminine, rare) snailshell
  4. (abbreviation, alt-of, dated, ellipsis, feminine) ellipsis of Hörmuschel
  5. (feminine, obsolete) synonym of Muschi (female genitalia)

Synonyms

Pussy

zugeknöpfter Mensch

zweischalige Muschel

Pfahlmuschel

Mytilus

Sandklaffmuschel

weibliches Geschlechtsorgan

essbare Muschel

maulfauler Mensch

Schaltier

Frequency

C2
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

muschle

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈmʊʃəl/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German muschel, from Old High German muscula, from Proto-West Germanic *muskulā (“mussel”). Doublet of Muskel.

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