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

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