escama
scale (fish/reptile)
noun ehs-KAH-mah Rare
Origin: From Latin squama (scale).
Also means
flake
Usage Note
Escama refers to the hard overlapping scales of a fish or reptile. In a broader sense it can mean a flake of skin (escamas de caspa, dandruff flakes). The verb escamar means to scale a fish and also, colloquially, to make someone suspicious.
Examples
"Limpió las escamas del pescado."
Natural Translation
She cleaned the scales off the fish.
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