husk
pronunciation
How to pronounce husk in British English:
UK [hʌsk]
How to pronounce husk in American English:
US [hʌsk]
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- Noun:
- material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
- outer membranous covering of some fruits or seeds
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- Verb:
- remove the husks from
Word Origin
- husk
- husk: [14] Etymologically, a husk is probably a ‘little house’. It seems to have been adapted from Middle Dutch hūskijn, a diminutive form of hūs ‘house’ – the notion being, of course, that it ‘houses’ seeds or fruits. The derivative husky was coined in the 16th century; its use for ‘hoarse’ comes from the idea of having dry husks in the throat (the husky dog [19] is an entirely different word, probably an alteration of Eskimo).=> house
- husk (n.)
- late 14c., huske "dry, outer skin of certain fruits and seeds," of unknown origin, perhaps from Middle Dutch huuskyn "little house, core of fruit, case," diminutive of huus "house," or from an equivalent formation in English (see house). As a verb, attested from 1560s. Related: Husked; husking.
Example
- 1. Women husk corn at a village in katsina state in northern nigeria .
- 2. They opened their pillows and consumed the corn husk filling .
- 3. Its " green bottle " is composed of switch grass , pine bark and corn husk .