scungilli

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noun

Whelk, especially when prepared as food.

OriginNeapolitan sconciglio →
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Meanings

nounscungilli (countable and uncountable, plural scungillis or scungilli)

plural scungillis · alternative scungile · alternative scungille · alternative scungili

  1. UScountableuncountableWhelk, especially when prepared as food.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
whelk

Origin

  1. Neapolitansconciglio
  2. Englishscungilli

Adaptation of Neapolitan sconciglio.

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Cite this entry
APA

scungilli. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scungilli

MLA

“scungilli.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scungilli. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scungilli,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scungilli.

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