Spanish

edit

Etymology

edit

Borrowed from translingual Scalesia, from English Scales (an error for the surname of William Alexander Stables) + Latin -ia.

Pronunciation

edit
  • IPA(key): /eskaˈlesja/ [es.kaˈle.sja]
  • Rhymes: -esja
  • Syllabification: es‧ca‧le‧sia

Noun

edit

escalesia f (plural escalesias)

  1. a type of tree found in the Galápagos, in the genus Scalesia
    Synonym: lechoso