Shell

"Shell" in Spanish

caparazón

(hard calcareous or chitinous external covering of many invertebrates)

caparazón

(conjoined scutes that comprise the "shell" of a tortoise or turtle)

carapacho

(hard calcareous or chitinous external covering of many invertebrates)

carcasa

(any hollow structure; framework, or exterior structure)

carrocería

(any hollow structure; framework, or exterior structure)

casquete

(casing of an artillery projectile)

concha

(hard calcareous or chitinous external covering of many invertebrates)

concha

(entomology: exoskeleton of certain insects)

cáscara

(hard covering of an egg)

cáscara

(covering of a nut)

terminal

(computing: general-purpose environment)

vaina

(pod)

descascarar

(to remove the outer covering or shell of something)

desvainar (pea)

(to remove the outer covering or shell of something)

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.