Synonyms: huisje, kinkhoorn, schelp
| Part of speech | common noun |
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| Pronunciation | /sxal/ |
| Hyphenation | schaal |
| Gender | historically feminine, nowadays also masculine |
| Plural | schalen |
| Catalan | conquilla; petxina |
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| Czech | lastura; mušle; skořápka; škeble; ulita |
| English | shell |
| Esperanto | konko |
| Faeroese | skel |
| French | conque; coquille |
| German | Muschel; Schale; Muschelschale |
| Italian | conchiglia |
| Papiamento | kokolishi |
| Portuguese | concha |
| Saterland Frisian | Mussel; Musselke |
| Scottish Gaelic | slige |
| Spanish | concha |
| Sranan | skropu |
| Swedish | snäcka |
| West Frisian | skulp |