This is the 7318th most frequent Swedish word.
shell
The Swedish word "shell" does not exist as is; it may be an English loanword meaning "outer covering" or could be a misspelling.
Here, 'shell' refers to 'snäcka', the hard outer covering of a mollusk or similar animal.
Vid stranden fann vi en vacker snäcka.
At the beach, we found a beautiful shell.
In this sentence, 'shell' is used in 'shelljacka', describing a type of clothing designed as an outer layer for protection.
Jag köpte en shelljacka för att skydda mig från regnet.
I bought a shell jacket to protect myself from the rain.
The term 'shell' in this sentence refers to a computational shell, an interface for interacting with an operating system.