escarva

Galician

Dorna de escarva, Ribeira, Galicia

Etymology

From Old Norse skarfr (confer Swedish skarv "joint, extension").

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /esˈkaɾβa̝/

Noun

escarva f (plural escarvas)

(nautical) clinker (overlapping construction)
Synonym: calime
(nautical) splicing, joint

Derived terms

dorna de escarva

References

“escarva” in Santamarina, Antón (coord.): Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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