scoglia

Italian

Alternative forms

• scoglio (obsolete)

Etymology

From Latin spolia, plural of spolium (“stripped-off animal skin or hide”), with influence from scaglia (“scale”) or scorza (“rind”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈskɔʎ.ʎa/
• Rhymes: -ɔʎʎa
• Hyphenation: scò‧glia

Noun

scoglia f (plural scoglie) (literary)

1. moult (of a reptile)
2. (by extension) covering, coating (of animals or fruits)
3. (figurative) a veil of impurity or imperfection

See also

• spoglia

Anagrams

• scaglio, scagliò, sciolga