whelk

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /wɛlk/
• (wine/whine) IPA: /hwɛlk/

Noun

whelk (plural whelks)

1. Certain edible sea snails, especially, any one of numerous species of large marine gastropods belonging to Buccinidae, much used as food in Europe.

Translations

• French: buccin, bulot
• German: Wellhornschnecke
• Portuguese: búzio
• Russian: труборо́г
• Spanish: buccino

Noun

whelk (plural whelks)

1. (archaic) Pimple
2. A stripe or mark; a ridge; a wale.

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