Sgusciate

Sgusciate is an Italian term used in cooking to describe ingredients from which the shell, husk, or outer covering has been removed. It is the feminine plural form of the past participle sgusciato, derived from sgusciare, meaning to shell or peel, and from guscio, meaning shell. As an adjective, sgusciate agrees with feminine plural nouns, while masculine plural uses sgusciati; the form voi sgusciate appears as the second person plural present tense of the verb.

In culinary contexts, sgusciate is commonly used with nuts, seeds, and legumes. Examples include mandorle sgusciate (peeled almonds), pistacchi sgusciati (peeled pistachios), nocciole sgusciate (peeled hazelnuts), and ceci sgusciati (peeled chickpeas). The term may also appear on ingredient lists to indicate shelled or peeled items when labeling products or recipes.

Differences from related forms: sgusciati is used for masculine or mixed-gender nouns, sgusciate for feminine nouns. Con guscio refers to the item with its shell or husk still present, or to the unpeeled state. In English translations, sgusciate is typically rendered as peeled or shelled, depending on the item.