mussla

Swedish

kokta blåmusslor [boiled blue mussels]

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German mussel, mussele, muschel, muschele, from Latin musculus. Cognate of Dutch mossel, German Muschel, English mussel, Danish musling. Doublet of muskel.

Noun

mussla c

1. a bivalve
   1. a mussel
   2. a clam
   3. (technically) an oyster

      Synonym: ostron

2. (cooking, usually) a mussel

   äta musslor och ostron

   eat mussels and oysters

3. (slang, derogatory) a Muslim

   Synonyms: musse, musselman, muhammedan, (non-derogatory) muslim

Declension

Declension of mussla

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	mussla	musslas
	definite	musslan	musslans
plural	indefinite	musslor	musslors
	definite	musslorna	musslornas

Derived terms

• blåmussla
• hjärtmussla
• kammussla
• knivmussla
• pilgrimsmussla
• pärlmussla
• öronmussla

See also

• ostron (“oyster”)
• pärla (“pearl”)

References

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

Anagrams

• smulas