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English
Noun
scorza (uncountable)
- (mineralogy, obsolete) epidote in the form of sand
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Italian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Latin scortum (“skin, hide”), via scortea (“leather bag or garment”), substantisation of scorteus (“made of skin or leather”). Compare French écorce, Romanian scoarță.
Noun
scorza f (plural scorze)
- bark (of a tree)
- Synonyms: corteccia, crosta
- (by extension) husk, peel, skin (of fruit, etc.)
- Synonyms: buccia, guscio
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
scorza
- inflection of scorzare:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading
- scorza in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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