écorce

See also: écorcé

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French escorce, from Old French escorce, from Latin scortea, feminine noun form of scorteus (“made of skin or leather”). Compare Italian scorza.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /e.kɔʁs/
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Noun

écorce f (plural écorces)

  1. bark (of a tree)
    L'écorce protège l'arbre des intempéries et des parasites.
    The bark protects the tree from bad weather and pests.
  2. peel (of certain fruits)
  3. crust (of the Earth)

Derived terms

  • cortiqueux

Verb

écorce

  1. inflection of écorcer:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

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