écorce

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French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French escorce, from Old French escorce, from Latin scortea, feminine noun form of scorteus (“made of skin or leather”). Compare Italian scorza.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /e.kɔʁs/
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Noun

écorce f (plural écorces)

  1. bark (of a tree)
    L’écorce protège l’arbre des intempéries et des parasites.
    The bark protects the tree from bad weather and pests.
  2. peel (of certain fruits)
  3. crust (of the Earth)

Derived terms

Verb

écorce

  1. inflection of écorcer:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

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