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escama

See also: escamá

Asturian

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Etymology

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From Latin squāma (“scale”).

Noun

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escama f (plural escames)

  1. scale (of a fish)

Catalan

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Etymology 1

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From Latin squāma. Doublet of esquama.

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Noun

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escama f (plural escames)

  1. scale (of an animal or insect)
    Synonym: escata
  2. (botany) scale
    Synonym: esquama

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Etymology 2

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Verb

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escama

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

Galician

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Etymology 1

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From Old Galician-Portuguese (the derived form escamar is already attested in the Cantigas de Santa Maria, 13th century), from Latin squāma (“scale”).

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Noun

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escama m (plural escamas)

  1. scale (of a fish or reptile)
  2. peritoneum
    Synonyms: teaz, touca
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References

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Etymology 2

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Verb

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escama

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

Old Spanish

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Etymology

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From Latin squāmam, accusative of squāma.

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Noun

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escama f (plural escamas)

  1. scale (of a fish or reptile)
    • c. 1250, Alfonso X, Lapidario, 56v:
      […] ca alli a una laguna q̃ ſe tiene cõ la. en q̃ a unos peces tamannos como un palmo. ⁊ no an eſcama nĩguna.
      […] for in that place there is a pool in which there are large fish, the size of a handspan, and they have no scales whatsoever.

Descendants

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  • Spanish: escama

Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -ɐmɐ, (Brazil) -ɐ̃mɐ
  • Hyphenation: es‧ca‧ma

Etymology 1

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From Old Galician-Portuguese escama, from Latin squāma (“scale”).

Noun

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escama f (plural escamas)

  1. scale (keratin pieces covering the skin of certain animals)
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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escama

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

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /esˈkama/ [esˈka.ma]
  • Rhymes: -ama
  • Syllabification: es‧ca‧ma

Etymology 1

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From Old Spanish escama, from Latin squāma. Cognate with English squama and squame.

Noun

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escama f (plural escamas)

  1. scale (of a fish or reptile)
  2. flake (of dead skin)
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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escama

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

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