nutshell

English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈnʌtʃel/

Etymology

nut + shell

Noun

nutshell (plural nutshells)

1. The shell that surrounds the kernel of a nut.
2. A short book summarizing an area of law.

Derived terms

• in a nutshell

Translations

the shell that surrounds the kernel of a nut

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 堅果殼 (cmn), 坚果壳 (cmn) (jiānguǒ qiào, jiānguǒ ké)

• Danish: nøddeskal (da) c
• Finnish: pähkinänkuori (fi)
• French: coque de noyau (fr) f

• German: Nussschale (de) f
• Irish: blaosc cnó (ga) f
• Japanese: 木の実の殻 (ja) (きのみのから, kinomi no kara)
• Russian: ореховая скорлупа (ru) (oréxovaja skorlupá) f

Verb

nutshell (third-person singular simple present nutshells, present participle nutshelling, simple past and past participle nutshelled)

1. (transitive) To summarize (from the term in a nutshell).