scorza

Meaning

Noun

1. (feminine) bark (of a tree)
2. (broadly, feminine) husk, peel, skin (of fruit, etc.)

Verb

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

Concepts

bark

peel

rind

skin

zest

bast

twist

husk

fort

inner bark

shell

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Synonyms

corteccia

buccia

guscio

🐚

riccio

mondatura

mondiglia

scòrza

scòrza

crosta

pelle

Translations

corteza

casca

écorce

Rinde

zeste

cortex

kabuk

bast

schors

liber

escorça

قشرة

φλοιός

peau

Hyphenated as

scòr‧za

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈskɔr.d͡za/

Etymology

From Latin scortum (“skin, hide”), via scortea (“leather bag or garment”), nominalization of scorteus (“made of skin or leather”). Compare French écorce, Romanian scoarță, Sicilian scorcia.