noun🔗ShareCáscara, vainaThe shell or husk, especially of grains (e.g. corn/maize) or nuts (e.g. walnuts)."The farmer carefully removed the shuck from the ear of corn. "El granjero quitó cuidadosamente la cáscara de la mazorca de maíz.plantfoodagricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareUn fraude, una estafaA fraud; a scam."The used-car salesman's pitch was a complete shuck; he was just trying to rip people off. "El discurso del vendedor de coches usados fue un fraude completo; solo estaba tratando de estafar a la gente.businessfinanceeconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareFarsante, impostorA phony."That student was a shuck, always making up stories about winning awards he never actually got. "Ese estudiante era un farsante, siempre inventando historias sobre ganar premios que en realidad nunca obtuvo.personcharacterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDescascarar, quitar la cáscaraTo remove the shuck from (walnuts, oysters, etc.)."Shall we shuck walnuts?"¿Descascaramos nueces?foodagricultureutensilprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDesgranar, quitar la cáscaraTo remove (any outer covering)."I will shuck my clothes and dive naked into the pool."Me quitaré la ropa y me zambulliré desnudo en la piscina.foodagriculturevegetableChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEngañar, timarTo fool; to hoax."He tried to shuck the teacher into believing he finished his homework, but she knew he was lying. "Intentó engañar a la profesora para que creyera que había terminado su tarea, pero ella sabía que estaba mintiendo.communicationlanguageactioncharacterattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
