English

Noun

esca ‎(plural escae)

1. (ichthyology) fleshy growth from an anglerfish's head that acts as a lure

Synonyms

• illicium

Translations

Asturian

Alternative forms

• yesca

Etymology

From Latin ēsca.

Noun

esca f ‎(plural esques)

1. tinder (dry plants used to light a fire)

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin ēsca.

Noun

esca f ‎(plural esques)

1. tinder (dry plants used to light a fire)
2. bait (substance used in catching fish)

Synonyms

• (bait): esquer

Galician

Etymology

From Latin ēsca.

Noun

esca f ‎(plural escas)

1. tinder (dry plants used to light a fire)

Synonyms

• isca

Italian

Etymology

From Latin ēsca.

Pronunciation

• ésca
• IPA^(key): /ˈeska/

Noun

esca f ‎(plural esche)

1. bait, lure

Verb

esca

1. first-person singular present subjunctive of uscire
2. second-person singular present subjunctive of uscire
3. third-person singular present subjunctive of uscire
4. third-person singular imperative of uscire

Anagrams

• asce
• case
• seca

Latin

Etymology

From edō ‎(“eat”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈeːs.ka/

Noun

ēsca f ‎(genitive ēscae); first declension

1. food; dish prepared for the table
2. bait

Inflection

Note that there is the alternative form, ēscās, for the genitive singular, ēscae. First declension.

Synonyms

• (bait): cibus
• (food): alimentum, cibāria, cibus, pulmentum

Derived terms

Descendants

References

• esca in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• esca in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• ESCA in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “esca”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin ēsca.

Noun

esca f ‎(plural escas)

1. (dated) bait (substance used in catching fish)

Synonyms

• cebo

Related terms

• yesca