No. 8,211 in French
vieira
"Vieira" in French means "scallop" (a type of shellfish).
In a sentence
J'aime manger des vieiras grillées.
I like eating grilled scallops.
Here, 'vieira' refers to the culinary use of scallops as a seafood item.
La vieira est un mollusque marin.
The scallop is a marine mollusk.
In this sentence, 'vieira' is identified zoologically as a type of sea creature.
Les pêcheurs ont récolté des vieiras dans la baie.
The fishermen harvested scallops in the bay.
Here, 'vieiras' signifies scallops in the context of commercial fishing.
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