shuck

• Nom désignant l'enveloppe extérieure ou la cosse d'une graine, d'une noix ou d'un fruit, ainsi que la matière constituée de ces enveloppes et de petits morceaux de tiges ou de feuilles séparés des graines.

A noun referring to the husk, pod, or outer covering of a seed, nut, or fruit, or the material consisting of such coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves separated from seeds.

1. Husk or PodB1formal

   The outer covering of a seed, nut, or fruit, such as the husk of corn or the shell of an oyster.

   enveloppe, gousse ou coquille

   • He removed the shucks from the corn before cooking.
   • The farmer piled the shucks for compost.
   • She threw the peanut shucks into the trash.

   Synonymescasingchaffcoveringhullhuskpodshell

2. Worthless MaterialB2informalamerican

   Something of little or no value; refuse or waste material.

   Déchet sans valeur

   • Don't pay attention to that shuck; it's just gossip.
   • The report was full of shuck and no real data.
   • He dismissed the criticism as shuck.

   Synonymeschaffdrossrefuserubbishtrashwaste

• Verbe signifiant enlever la peau, la coque ou l'écaille de quelque chose, notamment le maïs ou les huîtres ; utilisé aussi familièrement au sens de se débarrasser de quelque chose.

A verb meaning to remove the husk or shell from something, especially corn or oysters; also used informally to mean to discard or get rid of something.

1. Remove from the shellB1informalamerican

   To remove the outer covering or shell of something, such as corn, oysters, or nuts.

   Écaler, décortiquer, écosser

   • She shucked the corn before boiling it.
   • He shucked the oysters and served them on ice.
   • They spent the afternoon shucking peanuts.

   Synonymeshullhuskpeelshell

2. Remove the shucks fromB1informalamerican

   To strip off the husk, pod, or outer layer of a plant or food item.

   Écosser, décortiquer

   • The farmer shucked the ears of corn in the field.
   • She shucked the peas and put them in a bowl.
   • He shucked the walnuts and cracked them open.

   Synonymeshullhuskpeelpodshell