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dehusk

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To remove the husk from (a coconut or cereal grain).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From de- + husk.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: desclovellar — remove the husk
  • Finnish: lestä — remove the husk
  • Hungarian: hüvelyez — remove the husk
  • Hungarian: héjtalanít — remove the husk
  • Hungarian: héjat eltávolít — remove the husk
  • Hungarian: hüvelyből kifejt — remove the husk
  • Malay: kupas — remove the husk
  • Samoan: oʻa — remove the husk
  • Samoan: meleʻi — remove the husk
  • Spanish: desfarfollar — remove the husk