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escama.

scale (keratin pieces covering the skin of certain animals)

6 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/isˈkɐ̃.mɐ/Brazil/esˈkɐ̃.mɐ/Brazil/iʃˈkɐ̃.mɐ/Rio-de-Janeiro/eʃˈkɐ̃.mɐ/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. scale (keratin pieces covering the skin of certain animals)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

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

verb/isˈkɐ̃.mɐ/Brazil/esˈkɐ̃.mɐ/Brazil/iʃˈkɐ̃.mɐ/Rio-de-Janeiro/eʃˈkɐ̃.mɐ/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. inflection of escamar: third-person singular present indicative

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

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
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