Shuck — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds

remove from the shell

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʃˈʌk/

🇬🇧British English

/ʃˈʌk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʃˈʌk/

1 syllable Say it as /ʃˈʌk/.

Examples

shuck oysters
shuck corn

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

stalk husk chaff straw stubble

Parts of Speech

noun	material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
verb	remove from the shell “shuck oysters”
verb	remove the shucks from “shuck corn”

Word Forms

chaffy	adjective	abounding in or covered with or resembling or consisting of chaff
husk	verb	remove the husks from
shuck	verb	remove the shucks from
shuck	noun	material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

schälen

Material bestehend aus Samenhüllen und kleinen Stängel- oder Blattstücken, die von den Samen abgetrennt wurden

🇫🇷French

cosse

matériau constitué d'enveloppes de graines et de petits morceaux de tige ou de feuilles qui ont été séparés des graines

🇪🇸Spanish

vaina

Material que consiste en cubiertas de semillas y pequeños trozos de tallo u hojas que se han separado de las semillas.

🇮🇹Italian

guscio

materiale costituito da coperture dei semi e piccoli pezzi di stelo o foglie separati dai semi

🇳🇱Dutch

schil

materiaal dat bestaat uit zaadomhulsels en kleine stukjes stengel of bladeren die van de zaden zijn gescheiden

🇵🇹Portuguese

casca

material constituído por coberturas de sementes e pequenos pedaços de caule ou folhas que foram separados das sementes

🇷🇺Russian

трясти

материал, состоящий из оболочек семян и небольших кусочков стебля или листьев, отделенных от семян

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बेबात

सामग्री जिसमें बीज के आवरण और तने या पत्तियों के छोटे टुकड़े होते हैं जिन्हें बीज से अलग किया गया है

🇧🇩Bengali

চুপ

বীজের আচ্ছাদন এবং বীজ থেকে আলাদা করা কান্ড বা পাতার ছোট টুকরা সমন্বিত উপাদান

🇮🇳Tamil

சக்

விதை உறைகள் மற்றும் விதைகளிலிருந்து பிரிக்கப்பட்ட தண்டு அல்லது இலைகளின் சிறிய துண்டுகள் கொண்ட பொருள்

🇮🇳Marathi

धक्का

बियाण्यांचे आच्छादन आणि बियापासून वेगळे केलेले स्टेम किंवा पानांचे लहान तुकडे असलेली सामग्री

🇮🇳Gujarati

શક

સામગ્રી જેમાં બીજના આવરણ અને દાંડી અથવા પાંદડાના નાના ટુકડાઓ કે જે બીજથી અલગ કરવામાં આવ્યા હોય

🇮🇳Kannada

ಶಕ್

ಬೀಜದ ಹೊದಿಕೆಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ಬೀಜಗಳಿಂದ ಬೇರ್ಪಟ್ಟ ಕಾಂಡ ಅಥವಾ ಎಲೆಗಳ ಸಣ್ಣ ತುಂಡುಗಳನ್ನು ಒಳಗೊಂಡಿರುವ ವಸ್ತು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഷക്ക്

വിത്ത് ആവരണങ്ങളും വിത്തുകളിൽ നിന്ന് വേർപെടുത്തിയ തണ്ടിൻ്റെയോ ഇലകളുടെയോ ചെറിയ കഷണങ്ങൾ അടങ്ങിയ മെറ്റീരിയൽ

🇵🇰Urdu

شک

بیجوں کے ڈھکن اور تنے یا پتوں کے چھوٹے چھوٹے ٹکڑوں پر مشتمل مواد جو بیجوں سے الگ ہو چکے ہیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

去壳

由种子覆盖物和与种子分离的小块茎或叶组成的材料

🇯🇵Japanese

シャックル

種子を覆う種子と、種子から分離された茎または葉の小片からなる材料

🇰🇷Korean

껍데기

씨앗 덮개와 씨앗에서 분리된 줄기나 잎의 작은 조각으로 구성된 물질

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chết tiệt

vật liệu bao gồm vỏ hạt và những mảnh thân hoặc lá nhỏ đã được tách ra khỏi hạt

🇹🇭Thai

เชย

วัสดุที่ประกอบด้วยเปลือกเมล็ดและก้านหรือใบชิ้นเล็ก ๆ ที่แยกออกจากเมล็ด

🇮🇩Indonesian

membuang

bahannya terdiri dari penutup biji dan potongan kecil batang atau daun yang telah dipisahkan dari bijinya

🇵🇭Filipino

magkulong

materyal na binubuo ng mga panakip ng binhi at maliliit na piraso ng tangkay o dahon na nahiwalay sa mga buto

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

قشر

مادة تتكون من أغطية البذور وقطع صغيرة من الساق أو الأوراق التي تم فصلها عن البذور

🇮🇷Persian

تکان دادن

ماده ای متشکل از پوشش بذر و تکه های کوچک ساقه یا برگ که از دانه ها جدا شده اند

🇹🇷Turkish

siktir et

tohum kaplamaları ve tohumlardan ayrılmış küçük gövde veya yaprak parçalarından oluşan malzeme

🇮🇱Hebrew

לזעזע

חומר המורכב מכיסויי זרעים וחתיכות קטנות של גבעול או עלים שהופרדו מהזרעים

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The primary meaning of 'shuck' is 'material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds'.

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