scòrsa

Ligurian

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian scorza, from Latin scortea (“leather garment”), substantivized feminine form of scorteus (“leathern”), derived from scortum (“skin, hide”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈskɔrsa/

Noun

scòrsa f (plural scòrse)

1. bark (of a tree)
2. peel, skin (of an orange etc.)
3. shell (of a crustacean)