The German word for mussel is
Muschel

Plural
The plural of Muschel is Muscheln.German Definition
mussel | |
Substantiv: | |
[1] im Süßwasser lebende Muschel aus der Familie der Flussmuscheln (Unionidae) oder Dreikantmuscheln (Dreissenidae) | |
[2] Miesmuschel (Familie Mytilidae) | |
[1] Nowadays, mussels are quite rare in this river. | |
Heutzutage sind Muscheln in diesem Fluss recht selten. | |
[2] As she wheeled her wheelbarrow / Through streets broad an narrow / Crying "Cockles and mussels! Alive, Alive Oh!" | |
wie sie ihre Schubkarre durch breite und enge Straßen schob und schrie „Lebendige Herz- und Miesmuscheln!“ |
Translations for mussel and their definitions
Muschel | ![]() | ||
n-f. bivalve; seashell (marine mollusk with a shell, or the shell itself) | |||
n-f. (cooking, often, specifically) mussel | |||
n-f. (colloquial rare) snailshell | |||
n-f. dated ellipsis of Hörmuschel | |||
n-f. obsolete synonym of Muschi (female genitalia) |
Miesmuschel | ||
n-f. a type of edible mussel common to the North Sea- the blue mussel, Mytilus edulis. |
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