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Asturian
Etymology
From Latin corticea, feminine of corticeus, from cortex.
Noun
corteza f (plural corteces)
- Alternative form of corteya
Related terms
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin corticea, feminine of corticeus, from cortex. Compare English cortex, cortico-, and cortical.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /koɾˈteθa/
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /koɾˈtesa/
- (Spain) Rhymes: -eθa
- (Latin America) Rhymes: -esa
- Syllabification: cor‧te‧za
Noun
corteza f (plural cortezas)
- bark (of a tree)
- rind, peel (of a fruit)
- crust (of food or geologically)
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