whelk en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
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- /wɛlk/
- /hwɛlk non-wine-whine, etymology 2 only
- ʍɛlk/ non-wine-whine, etymology 2 only
Etymology
From Middle English whelke, a variant of welk, from Old English weoloc, wiloc, wioloc, weluc, from Proto-West Germanic *weluk (compare Middle Dutch willoc, Dutch wulk), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *welH- (“to turn, revolve”) (whence vulva and volute). Unetymological spelling with wh- from the 15th century.
Meanings
- Certain edible sea snails, especially, any one of numerous species of large marine gastropods belonging to Buccinidae, much used as food in Europe.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| whelks | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| whilk | alternative | lexicographic | |
| welk | alternative | lexicographic | |
| wilk | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic |
Deriveds
whelky · veined rapa whelk · knobbed whelk · whelk stall · whelker · dog whelk · Asian rapa whelk
Synonyms
Translations (44)
ja ツブ (edible sea snail of the family Buccinidae) · ang weoloc (edible sea snail of the family Buccinidae) · hu kürtcsiga (edible sea snail of the family Buccinidae) · gd cona-bhocan (edible sea snail of the family Buccinidae) · fi kuningaskotilo (edible sea snail of the family Buccinidae) · gd conach (edible sea snail of the family Buccinidae) · sh vólak (edible sea snail of the family Buccinidae) · ga faocha chapaill (edible sea snail of the family Buccinidae) · vi ốc bulot (edible sea snail of the family Buccinidae) · gd gobhar-breac (edible sea snail of the family Buccinidae) · pt búzio (edible sea snail of the family Buccinidae) · de Wellhornschnecke (edible sea snail of the family Buccinidae) · da konk (edible sea snail of the family Buccinidae) · mi kākara (edible sea snail of the family Buccinidae) · mi huamutu (edible sea snail of the family Buccinidae) · gl bucio (edible sea snail of the family Buccinidae) · gd faochan (edible sea snail of the family Buccinidae) · ru труба́ч (edible sea snail of the family Buccinidae) · ja エゾバイ (edible sea snail of the family Buccinidae) · gd faochag-mhór (edible sea snail of the family Buccinidae) · es buccino (edible sea snail of the family Buccinidae) · el φουσκαλίδα (edible sea snail of the family Buccinidae) · ru труборо́г (edible sea snail of the family Buccinidae) · cy gwichiad moch (edible sea snail of the family Buccinidae) · fr buccin (edible sea snail of the family Buccinidae) · gd faochag (edible sea snail of the family Buccinidae) · gd cnomhag (edible sea snail of the family Buccinidae) · yo kùnrùngbị́ngbị́n (edible sea snail of the family Buccinidae) · nl wulk (edible sea snail of the family Buccinidae) · gl buguina (edible sea snail of the family Buccinidae) · gd conachag (edible sea snail of the family Buccinidae) · cs surmovka (edible sea snail of the family Buccinidae) · cmn 峨螺 (edible sea snail of the family Buccinidae) · vls wullok (edible sea snail of the family Buccinidae) · ga cuachma (edible sea snail of the family Buccinidae) · enm welk (edible sea snail of the family Buccinidae) · sh во́лак (edible sea snail of the family Buccinidae) · gd cnomhadan (edible sea snail of the family Buccinidae) · is beitukóngur (edible sea snail of the family Buccinidae) · fr bulot (edible sea snail of the family Buccinidae) · gl cornecho (edible sea snail of the family Buccinidae) · fo gágga (edible sea snail of the family Buccinidae) · sv vanlig valthornssnäcka (edible sea snail of the family Buccinidae) · ga faocha choirn (edible sea snail of the family Buccinidae)