pearl in English: A small, round, white jewel that grows inside a sea shell. (noun)

Translation

A small, round, white jewel that grows inside a sea shell.

Word origin

From Old French perle, from Medieval Latin perla; the deeper origin is uncertain, possibly from Latin perna, the name of a sea shell.

Gender

Pluralpearls

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"Pearls" here means a necklace made of many pearls.

Divers .

A pearl grows slowly inside the shell of a sea animal.

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Here "pearl" is the round white jewel set in the ring.

ring

To make a clear sound like a bell, or to call someone on the phone.

shell

The hard outside cover of an egg, a nut, or a sea animal.

sea

The sea is the large area of salt water that covers most of the world.

white

Having the colour of snow or of fresh milk, the lightest of all colours.

ocean

A very large area of salt water that covers much of the earth.

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