pilgrim's shell

noun

A scallop or cockleshell used as a sign that one had visited the Holy Land or representing the Camino de Santiago (Way of St. James) pilgrimage in Spain, especially of species Pecten jacobaeus or P. maximus.

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pilgrim shellpilgrim's scallopCamino de Santiago shellscallop
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Meanings

nounpilgrim's shell (plural pilgrim's shells or pilgrims' shells)

plural pilgrim's shells · plural pilgrims' shells

  1. A scallop or cockleshell used as a sign that one had visited the Holy Land or representing the Camino de Santiago (Way of St. James) pilgrimage in Spain, especially of species Pecten jacobaeus or P. maximus.

    Synonyms: pilgrim shell, pilgrim's scallop, Camino de Santiago shell

    1. broadlySynonym of scallop.

      Synonyms: pilgrim shell, pilgrim's scallop, Camino de Santiago shell, scallop

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA scallop or cockleshell used as a sign that one had visited the Holy Land or representing the Camino de Santiago (Way of St. James) pilgrimage in Spain, especially of species Pecten jacobaeus or P. maximus.

Similar
pilgrim shellpilgrim's scallopCamino de Santiago shell

nounSynonym of scallop.

Similar
pilgrim shellpilgrim's scallopCamino de Santiago shellscallop
Also see
camino de santiago shellcamino pilgrim shellpilgrim shellpilgrim's scallopsantiago shell

Translations

Spanish concha del peregrino
  • concha del peregrinoTranslations
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APA

pilgrim's shell. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pilgrim's%20shell

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“pilgrim's shell.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pilgrim's%20shell. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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