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scungilli

scungilli noun: whelk, especially when prepared as food.

Noun

scungilli (countable and uncountable, plural scungillis or scungilli)

  1. (US) Whelk, especially when prepared as food.

Forms of scungilli

pluralscungillis
pluralscungilli
alternative formscungile
alternative formscungille
alternative formscungili

Origin of scungilli

Adaptation of Neapolitan sconciglio.

Questions about scungilli

What does scungilli mean?
Scungilli means whelk, especially when prepared as food.
What part of speech is scungilli?
Scungilli is a noun.
What is the plural of scungilli?
The plural of scungilli is scungillis.

Words near scungilli in the dictionary

  1. scungiest
  2. scungile
  3. scungili
  4. scungilis
  5. scungille
  6. scungilli
  7. scungillis
  8. scunging
  9. scungy
  10. scunned
  11. scunner

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