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shelled

[/ʃɛld/]
adjective/verb (past participle)
descascado/sem casca
1. Having had the shell removed; stripped of its outer covering
The shelled peanuts were ready to eat.
Os amendoins descascados estavam prontos para comer.
2. Past tense of shell: to bombard with artillery or gunfire
The city was shelled throughout the night.
A cidade foi bombardeada durante toda a noite.
3. To have removed the shell or husk from nuts, seeds, or shellfish
She shelled the oysters carefully.
Ela descascou as ostras com cuidado.
Synonyms
hulledpeeledstrippedunshelled (opposite meaning)bombardeado (when referring to artillery)
Antonyms
unshelledintactwhole

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
descascado
Most common term for food without shell
General Brazilian
sem casca
Alternative descriptive phrase meaning 'without shell'
Portugal
descascado
Standard Portuguese term
Portugal
bombardeado
Used for artillery attacks

Related Idioms & Phrases

shelled out (idiom: to pay money)
come out of one's shell (idiom: to become more social or confident)
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