escama

See also: escamá

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin squāma (“scale”).

Noun

escama f (plural escames)

  1. scale (of a fish)

Old Spanish

Etymology

From Latin squāmam, accusative of squāma.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [esˈka.ma]

Noun

escama f (plural escamas)

  1. scale (of a fish or reptile)
    • c. 1250, Alfonso X, Lapidario, 56v.
      […] ca alli a una laguna q́ ſe tiene có la. en q́ a unos peces tamannos como un palmo. ¬ no an eſcama níguna.
      […] for in that place there is a pool in which there are large fish, the size of a handspan, and they have no scales whatsoever.

Descendants

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin squāma (“scale”).

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ama

Noun

escama f

  1. scale (etymology 2).

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /esˈkama/

Etymology 1

From Old Spanish escama, from Latin squāma.

Noun

escama f (plural escamas)

  1. scale (of a fish or reptile)

Etymology 2

See etymology on the main entry.

Verb

escama

  1. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present indicative form of escamar.
  2. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of escamar.

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