escarpa

See also: escarpá

Galician

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /esˈkaɾpa̝/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *skarpô (“sharp”).[1]

Noun

escarpa f (plural escarpas)

splinter, thorn.
tree bark, most notably when old and thick.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Italian scarpa.[2]

Noun

escarpa f (plural escarpas)

escarpment.

Derived terms

escarpado (“steep”)

References

“escarpa” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
“escarpa” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
“escarpado” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Rivas Quintas, Eligio (2015). Dicionario etimolóxico da lingua galega. Santiago de Compostela: Tórculo. →ISBN, s.v. escarpa².
Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José A. (1991–1997). Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico. Madrid: Gredos, s.v. escarpa.

Spanish

Noun

escarpa f (plural escarpas)

escarpment

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