pilgrimsmussla

Swedish

Etymology

pilgrim +‎ -s- +‎ mussla. The name originated with the practice of pilgrims to Santiago de Compostela using it as their symbol. Compare French coquille Saint-Jacques, German Jakobsmuschel.

Noun

pilgrimsmussla c

  1. scallop (edible subspecies of Pecten maximus or Pecten jacobaeus)

Usage notes

Commonly used in a culinary sense, rarely by biologists.

Declension

Declension of pilgrimsmussla
nominative genitive
singular indefinite pilgrimsmussla pilgrimsmusslas
definite pilgrimsmusslan pilgrimsmusslans
plural indefinite pilgrimsmusslor pilgrimsmusslors
definite pilgrimsmusslorna pilgrimsmusslornas

References

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