isca

Meaning

Noun

1. (feminine) bait (substance used in catching fish or other animals)
2. (broadly, feminine) lure; bait (something that tempts or attracts, especially one with a promise of reward or pleasure)
3. (Portugal, feminine, in-plural) a dish made with very thin slices of liver
4. (feminine) a bite-sized piece of fried meat, usually fish
5. (feminine) tinder; charcloth (combustible material in a tinderbox)

Verb

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

iscar

1. (transitive) to bait (affix bait to an object)
2. (transitive) to bait (attract with bait)

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Concepts

bait

lure

decoy

enticement

killed

tinder

trap

🪤

honeypot

catching fish

fish catching

fish harvesting

fishing baits

fishing methods

bow tie

catchword

Synonyms

engodo

água

🚰

gramática

amarelinha

atrativo

azeite

brasileira

bicha

🪱

bicho

bico

borbulhante

branca

brasa

braseiro

baga

brava

cachaça

camarada

cana

choro

coco

🥥

dormideira

ela

elixir

espírito

ferro

fogo

🔥

fruta

gás

gasolina

aguardente

graveto

grogue

homeopatia

jura

laço

legume

malvada

mamadeira

🍼

martelo

🔨

mosca

✈️

óleo

parati

perigosa

petróleo

pevide

pinga

pirita

porco

🐖

aço

Translations

esca

cebo

Köder

δόλωμα

esquer

carnada

appât

lokaas

aas

leurre

esca

🍽️

lokmiddel

Lockmittel

Zunder

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈis.kɐ/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: ēsca

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese ysca, from Latin ēsca (“bait”), from edō (“to eat”).