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escar.

drydock

5 characters2 syllables approx.Català language

Meaning & usage

noun[əsˈkar]Central, Northern[əsˈka]Balearic[esˈkaɾ]Valencia[esˈkar]Northwestern

  1. drydock

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Probably borrowed from Ligurian scaro; ultimately from Ancient Greek ἐσχάριον (eskhárion). Cognate with Italian squero.

verb[əsˈka]Balearic, Central, Northern[esˈkaɾ]Valencia[esˈka]Northwestern

  1. to bait (a hook)

    Balearic · Central · Northern · Northwestern · Valencia · transitive
    Qui no esca, no pesca.
Where this word comes from

From esca + -ar. Cognate with French escher.

noun[əsˈkar]Central, Northern[əsˈka]Balearic[esˈkaɾ]Valencia[esˈkar]Northwestern

  1. piecework

    archaic · masculine
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