guscio
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Unknown. Perhaps from Ancient Greek κύστιον (kústion), from κύστις (kústis).
Lombardo and Emiliano fem. guscia
Related to French gousse ”pea pod” and Romanian găoace ”eggshell, snail shell”
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
guscio m (plural gusci)
- shell (of an animal, nut etc.)
- Togliamo il guscio alla noce di cocco. ― Let's husk the coconut. (literally, “Let's remove the shell from the coconut.”)