escarva

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Galician

Dorna de escarva, Ribeira, Galicia

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

Noun

escarva f (plural escarvas)

  1. (nautical) clinker (overlapping construction)
    Synonym: calime
  2. (nautical) splicing, joint
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Etymology 2

Verb

escarva

  1. inflection of escarvar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative