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esca en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɛskə/

Etymology

From Latin ēsca (“bait”).

Meanings

  1. The fleshy growth from an anglerfish's head that acts as a lure for its prey.
  2. A fungal disease afflicting grapes.

Forms

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Synonyms

black measles (fungal disease) · illicium (anglerfish growth)

Translations (2)

pl illicium (growth on anglerfish's head) · fi onki (growth on anglerfish's head)

esca en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɛskə/

Etymology

From Galician escá, from Hispanic Late Latin scala (“bowl”) attested in Isidore of Seville, probably from Suevic, from Proto-Germanic *skēlō (“bowl”). Cognate with German Schale and Dutch schaal.

Meanings

  1. (historical) A traditional Galician unit of dry measure, equivalent to about 6–9 L depending on the substance measured.
  2. (historical) A kind of measuring cup once used for measuring escas of grain.

Forms

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Coordinates

cunca (1⁄6 esca) (unit of dry volume) · cuartillo (1⁄12 esca) (unit of dry volume) · fanega (10 escas) (unit of dry volume) · ferrado (2 escas) (unit of dry volume)

wikipedia: Isidore of Seville