Polyglot Dictionary

Miesmuschel

/ˈmiːsˌmʊʃl̩/

die noun B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
Miesmuscheln

Meaning

  1. mussel

    Built from Mies (moss) + Muschel (shell).

    • Wir essen Miesmuscheln.

      We eat mussels.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Mies moss
  • Muschel shell

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

moule

moule is the French word for the same thing — both mean "mussel."

Portuguese

mexilhão

mexilhão is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "mussel."

Practice

1 What does Miesmuschel mean?

2 Fill the gap: Wir essen ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Miesmuschel?

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