OrixeAttested from the 14th century. Back-formation from cascar (“to peel”), from Vulgar Latin *quassicare, from quassāre.
- feminineskin; peel; rind (of fruits or vegetables)
“ẽna almẽdra son tres cousas: a cortiça da çima et a casca et a vianda de dentro” — there are three things in an almond: the external husk, the peel, and the viand inside
- femininebark (of trees)
“e da cárrega de palla, un diñeiro e do carro da casqa, duas brancas” — for a load of hay, [they shall pay] a diñeiro, and by a cartload of bark, two brancas
- feminineshell (of eggs or nuts)
“Para esto ual o ouo torrado ataa que se faça duro et depois tollelle a casca et faz tal como bollo” — For this you must use egg, roasted till its hard; remove then the shell and make a roll with it
- femininehusk
- form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-personthird-person singular present indicative
- form-of, imperative, second-person, singularsecond-person singular imperative
Formascascas(plural)