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whelk

 

[ welk ]

Noun
Context #1 | Noun

seafood

A large marine snail with a spirally coiled shell, several whelks are edible and used as food.

Synonyms

sea snail, whelk shell

Examples of usage

  • The fishermen caught some whelks for dinner.
  • She ordered a dish of whelks at the seafood restaurant.
Context #2 | Noun

British informal

A slow or foolish person.

Synonyms

fool, slowpoke

Examples of usage

  • He's a bit of a whelk, isn't he?
  • Don't be such a whelk, hurry up!

Translations

Translations of the word "whelk" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น bรบzio

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เค˜เฅ‹เค‚เค˜เคพ

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Wellhornschnecke

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ siput laut

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะผะพั€ััŒะบะธะน ั€ะฐะฒะปะธะบ

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ trฤ…bik

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ใƒใ‚คใ‚ฌใ‚ค

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท buccin

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ bรญgaro

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท deniz salyangozu

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ๊ณ ๋‘ฅ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ุจูˆุฑุณู„ูŠู†

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ moล™skรฝ ลกnek

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ morskรฝ slimรกk

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ่žบ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ morska polลพ

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ skeljasnigill

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ั‚ะตาฃั–ะท าฑะปัƒะปะฐั€ั‹

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒšแƒแƒ™แƒแƒ™แƒ˜แƒœแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ˜

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ dษ™niz ilbizi

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ bรญgaro

Etymology

The word 'whelk' originated from Middle English 'whelke', from Old English 'wylca', which is of Germanic origin. Whelks have been used as food since ancient times, with evidence of their consumption dating back to the Roman era. The term 'whelk' has also been used figuratively to describe a slow or foolish person, likely due to the slow movement of the sea snail.

Word Frequency Rank

Ranking #37,157, this word is encountered relatively rarely in everyday English. It might appear in literary works or specialized texts but isn't essential for general communication.