escorça

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Catalan

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Latin scortea.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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escorça f (plural escorces)

  1. bark (of a tree)
  2. rind (of a fruit, cheese, etc.)
    Antonym: polpa
  3. crust (of a planet)
    Synonym: crosta
  4. shell (of a nut, crustacean, etc.)
  5. (anatomy) the outer covering of an organ
  6. (figurative) outside, appearance
    L'escorça dura em resguarda de qualsevol perill.
    The tough exterior shields me from any danger.
Derived terms
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escorçador (adjective)

Further reading

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Etymology 2

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Verb

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escorça

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