Feminine

corteza

  1. (feminine) bark (of a tree)
  2. (feminine) rind, peel (of a fruit)
  3. (feminine) crust (of food or geologically)

Frequency

C2
Hyphenated as
cor‧te‧za
Pronounced as (IPA)
/koɾˈteθa/
Etymology

In summary

From Latin corticea, feminine of corticeus, from cortex. Compare English cortex, cortico-, and cortical.

Related words

waste wood

bark of tree

outer layer

Earth’s crust

logging residues

logging wastes

wood trimmings

earth’s crust

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