Collocations for "mussel"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "mussel" in context.
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mussel
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- [raw, cooked, steamed, boiled, fresh] mussels
- [an open, a closed] mussel
- a [bowl, dish, portion, pound] of mussels
- the [farming, harvesting] of mussels
- [eat, order, wash, scrub, catch] mussels
- [fished, caught, found] mussels (in)
- [crack, pry] open the mussel
- [extract, slip, take, pull] the mussel (from the shell)
- mussels in [wine, garlic, butter]
- [soup, salad] with mussels
- the meat [from, inside] the mussel
'mussel' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):