escama

Noun

1. (feminine) scale (of a fish or reptile)
2. (feminine) flake (of dead skin)

Verb

1. (form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person) inflection of escamar:
2. (form-of, imperative, second-person, singular) inflection of escamar:

escamar

1. to remove the scales from
2. to make distrustful
3. (colloquial) to frighten

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Hyphenated as

es‧ca‧ma

Pronounced as (IPA)

/esˈkama/

Etymology

Cognate with English: squama

In summary

From Old Spanish escama, from Latin squāma. Cognate with English squama and squame.

Concepts

scale

fish scale

flake

squama

grudge

leafage

scurf

dirt

suspicion

excrements

filth

fish scales

Synonyms

caspa

copo

estiércol

hojuela

tener miedo

mugre

copa

mugre del cuerpo

Translations

Schuppe

écaille

squama

escama

schub

scaglia

schilfer

łuska

escata

λέπι

piatto della bilancia

criterio

πιτυρίδα

νιφάδα

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