scorcia

Italian

Verb

scorcia

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

Anagrams

• Corsica, accorsi, carsico, ricasco, ricascò, scarico, scaricò

Sicilian

Etymology

From scortea (“leather bag or garment”), substantisation of scorteus (“made of skin or leather”), from Latin scortum (“skin, hide”). Compare French écorce, Romanian scoarță, Italian scorza.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈskɔɾ.t͡ʃa/, [ˈʃkɔ-], [-t.t͡ʃa]
• Rhymes: -orcia
• Hyphenation: scòr‧cia

Noun

scorcia f (plural scorci)

1. bark (of a tree)
2. (by extension) husk, peel, skin (of fruit, etc.)

   Synonym: peḍḍi

Derived terms

• scurciari
• scurciatu
• scurzària

See also

• coriu
• grattari
• munnari