English → Latin
“egg-shell” in Latin
testaa piece of burned clay, brick, tile; a sort of clapping with the flat of the hands (as if with two tiles), in token of acalixcup, chalice; cooking pot; small pipe
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
egg-shell
ovi putamen (Col.), or testa (Veg.), or calix (Plin.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for egg-shell?
- The usual Latin words for “egg-shell” are testa, calix. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.