escata

Catalan

Etymology

From Old Occitan, probably from a Vulgar Latin scatus, squato < squatus, possibly crossed with *excaptāre, frequentative of Latin excipere.

Pronunciation

Noun

escata f (plural escates)

  1. scale (of an animal or insect)

See also

Further reading


Occitan

Etymology

From Old Occitan, probably from a Vulgar Latin scatus, squato < squatus, possibly crossed with *excaptāre, frequentative of Latin excipere.

Noun

escata f (plural escatas)

  1. scale (of an animal, etc.)
  2. (by extension) link (in armor)
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