whelk (any one of numerous species belonging to family Buccinidae, edible clams, such as whelks and their relatives) · buccina (curved brass instrument)
çekim: çoğul buccins
köken: Inherited from Middle French (compare the form buxine), borrowed from Latin buccinum, variant of bucinum. Compare buse and buisine, inherited from a related root.
köken: Attested since the 14th century (buzio). Probably related to Old French boisse, ultimately from Proto-Celtic *bostā (“palm of the hand”). Compare English bushel.