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esca.

(animal) food

4 characters2 syllables approx.Italiano language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈes.ka/

  1. (animal) food

    feminine · obsolete

  2. food

    also · feminine · figuratively · obsolete · uncommon

  3. bait, lure (anything used to catch animals)

    feminine

  4. bait, lure (anything that allures or attracts)

    feminine · figuratively

  5. decoy

    feminine · figuratively

  6. tinder

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Latin ēsca.

verb/ˈɛs.ka/

  1. inflection of uscire: first/second/third-person singular present subjunctive

    first-person · form-of · present · second-person · singular · subjunctive · third-person

  2. inflection of uscire: third-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · singular · third-person
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