Meaning of esca | Babel Free

Definitions

1. esca, a traditional unit of dry measure equivalent to about 6–9 L depending on the substance measured
   feminine, historical
2. tinder (dry plants used to light a fire)
   feminine
3. esca, a box formerly used for measuring grain
   feminine, historical
4. bait
   feminine
5. synonym of cunca, a bowl
   archaic, feminine

Equivalents

Examples

“y achou cõ aquel arco hum estormento, et seu esqueyro, et sua ysca, et seu pedernal em el”

there he found, together with that bow, a tinderbox, with its lighter, its tinder, and its flint inside it

“A escá e o ferrado son dúas medidas de madeira que se empregan pra medí-los graus.”

The escá and the ferrado are two units of measurement made in wood, used for measuring the grain.

“1286, Miguel Romaní (ed.), La colección diplomática de Santa María de Oseira (1025-1310). 3 vols. Santiago: Tórculo Edicións (1989, 1989, 1993), page 1131”

and one bowl of butter and two cheeses

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