snäcka

From Middle High German snëgge, snëcke, from Old High German sneggo, snecco, from Proto-Germanic *sneggô.

• Rhymes: -²ɛka

snäcka c

1. a gastropod

   Synonym: snäckdjur

2. a shell from a gastropod, especially a seashell

   Synonym: snäckskal

3. (informal) a seashell more generally

   Synonym: snäckskal

4. (anatomy) a cochlea

   Synonym: hörselsnäcka

5. a small earphone, to be placed inside the ear
6. a (filled) spiral-shaped pastry
7. (slang, somewhat dated) an attractive woman
8. synonym of snipa (“type of double-ended (having a curved or pointed stern) boat”) (in Norway)
9. synonym of snipa (“long, low vessel with a lip”) (especially when having a wavy, seashell-like design)

• gräddsnäcka
• såssnäcka

• snigel (“snail, slug”)

• snäcka in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• snäcka in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• snäcka in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)