shell mound

English - Chinese

Definition of shell mound in English Chinese dictionary

贝丘

貝丘

Turkish pronunciation

şel maund

Pronunciation

/ˈsʜel ˈmound/ /ˈʃɛl ˈmaʊnd/

Etymology

[ 'shel ] (noun.) before 12th century. Middle English, from Old English sciell; akin to Old English scealu shell, Old Norse skel, Lithuanian skelti to split, Greek skallein to hoe.