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esca¹

  • /ˈɛskə/

Where it comes from

From Latin ēsca (“bait”).

noun escae

  1. The fleshy growth from an anglerfish's head that acts as a lure for its prey.

    Similar: illicium

  2. A fungal disease afflicting grapes.

    Similar: black measles

esca²

  • /ˈɛskə/

Where it comes from

From Galician escá, from Hispanic Late Latin scala (“bowl”) attested in Isidore of Seville, probably from Suevic, from Proto-Germanic *skēlō (“bowl”). Cognate with German Schale and Dutch schaal.

noun escas

  1. historical A traditional Galician unit of dry measure, equivalent to about 6–9 L depending on the substance measured.
  2. historical A kind of measuring cup once used for measuring escas of grain.

ESCA³

noun

  1. abbreviation, initialism, uncountable Initialism of electron spectroscopy for chemical analysis

    Similar: XPS

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@misc{esca_2026,
  title = {esca},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/esca},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}