corteza
Asturian
Etymology
From Latin corticea, feminine of corticeus, from cortex.
Noun
corteza f (plural corteces)
- shortness
- bark (exterior covering of a tree)
- crust (of baked goods)
Related terms
- cortu
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin corticea, feminine of corticeus, from cortex. Compare English cortex, cortico-, and cortical.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /koɾˈteθa/ [koɾˈt̪e.θa]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /koɾˈtesa/ [koɾˈt̪e.sa]
Audio (file) - (Spain) Rhymes: -eθa
- (Latin America) Rhymes: -esa
- Syllabification: cor‧te‧za
Noun
corteza f (plural cortezas)
- bark (of a tree)
- rind, peel (of a fruit)
- crust (of food or geologically)
Derived terms
- corteza cerebral
- corteza prefrontal
- corteza terrestre
Further reading
- “corteza”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014