scòrsa

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Ligurian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Italian scorza, from Latin scortea (leather garment), substantivized feminine form of scorteus (leathern), derived from scortum (skin, hide).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

scòrsa f (plural scòrse)

  1. bark (of a tree)
  2. peel, skin (of an orange etc.)
  3. shell (of a crustacean)