Feminine

conchiglia

Meaning

  1. (feminine) seashell
  2. (feminine) architectural ornament in the shape of a shell
  3. (feminine, plural-normally) pasta shell
  4. (feminine) box hard prototector for the genitals

Frequency

C2
Hyphenated as
con‧chì‧glia
Pronounced as (IPA)
/konˈkiʎ.ʎa/
Etymology

From Latin conchȳlium, from Ancient Greek κογχύλιον (konkhúlion, “small mussel”).

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