escarva

Galician
Dorna de escarva, Ribeira, Galicia

Etymology 1

From Old Norse skarfr (compare Swedish skarv "joint, extension").

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /esˈkaɾβa̝/

Noun

escarva f (plural escarvas)

  1. (nautical) clinker (overlapping construction)
    Synonym: calime
  2. (nautical) splicing, joint
Derived terms
  • dorna de escarva

References
  • “escarva” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.

Verb

escarva

  1. inflection of escarvar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative
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