escamar

Meaning

1. (transitive) to scale (to remove the scales of)
2. (transitive) to scald
3. (transitive) to clean and separate the peritoneum from the innards of a slaughtered animal
4. (transitive) to cause mistrust
5. (pronominal) to back down

Pronounced as (IPA)

[eskɑˈmaɾ]

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese escamar (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from escama + -ar.