winkle
noun/ˈwɪŋkl/
/ˈwɪŋkl/
(British English) (also periwinkle North American English, British English)
- a small shellfish, like a snail, that can be eatenTopics Fish and shellfishc2Word Originlate 16th cent.: shortening of periwinkle sense 2.
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