"esca" meaning in Spanish

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Noun

Forms: escas [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin ēsca. Compare the inherited doublet yesca. Etymology templates: {{bor+|es|la|ēsca}} Borrowed from Latin ēsca, {{doublet|es|yesca|notext=1}} yesca Head templates: {{es-noun|f}} esca f (plural escas)
  1. (dated) bait (substance used in catching fish) Wikipedia link: Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico Tags: dated, feminine Synonyms: cebo Related terms: yesca
    Sense id: en-esca-es-noun-mNMDdrMp Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for esca meaning in Spanish (1.1kB)

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