escata

Catalan

Etymology 1

Probably from a Vulgar Latin *scatta, attested as scatus, squato and squatam, of unknown origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əsˈka.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [esˈka.ta]

Noun

escata f (plural escates)

1. scale (of an animal or insect)

   Synonym: escama

See also

• esquama

Further reading

• “escata” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “escata” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Etymology 2

Verb

escata

1. inflection of escatar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Occitan

Etymology

Probably from a Vulgar Latin *scatta, attested as scatus, squato and squatam, of unknown origin.

Pronunciation

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Noun

escata f (plural escatas)

1. scale (of an animal, etc.)
2. (by extension) link (in armor)

Synonyms

• (scale): escama

Related terms

• escatar