Meaning
seashell, shell
- the hard outer protective casing of a mollusc
- a type of shell-shaped pasta (often plural: conchiglie)
In a sentence
I bambini raccolgono conchiglie sulla sabbia.
The children are collecting seashells on the sand.
Hai mai trovato una conchiglia così grande?
Have you ever found such a large seashell?
A pranzo cuciniamo le conchiglie con il pomodoro.
For lunch we're cooking shell pasta with tomato.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| conchiglia | feminine · singular |
| conchiglie | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Contains the sound /ʎʎ/, spelled 'gli'.
- In cuisine, 'conchiglie' commonly refers to shell-shaped pasta.