scòrsa

Ligurian

/ˈskɔrsa/

noun
Definitions
  • bark (of a tree)
  • peel, skin (of an orange etc.)
  • shell (of a crustacean)

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian scorza derived from Latin scortea (leather garment, made of fur hide) root from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (cut, turn, bend, cut off, curve, divide, wrinkle, scrape, sever, shorten, split, dry, jump, move, in the sense of an enclosure, shrink, swing, part, skimp).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*(s)ker-

Gloss

cut, turn, bend, cut off, curve, divide, wrinkle, scrape, sever, shorten, split, dry, jump, move, in the sense of an enclosure, shrink, swing, part, skimp

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

踊

Emoji
✂️ ✂️ 🎬️

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