esca
Not valid in Scrabble
It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.
- Scrabble points
- 6
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- 7
- Letters
- 4
Definition of esca
5 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- The fleshy growth from an anglerfish's head that acts as a lure for its prey.
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noun
- The fleshy growth from an anglerfish's head that acts as a lure for its prey.
- A fungal disease afflicting grapes.
- (historical)A traditional Galician unit of dry measure, equivalent to about 6–9 L depending on the substance measured.
- (historical)A kind of measuring cup once used for measuring escas of grain.
- (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable)Initialism of electron spectroscopy for chemical analysis.
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Etymology
From Latin ēsca (“bait”).
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