écorce

See also: écorcé

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French escorce, from Old French escorce, from Latin scortea, feminine noun form of scorteus (“made of skin or leather”). Compare Italian scorza.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /e.kɔʁs/

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Noun

écorce f (plural écorces)

1. bark (of a tree)
2. peel (of certain fruits)
3. crust (of the Earth)

Derived terms

• entre l’arbre et l’écorce

Related terms

• cortiqueux

Verb

écorce

1. inflection of écorcer:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “écorce”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.