la
feminine
/koɾˈteθa/
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Translation
bark, crust, rind
Word origin
From Latin cortex ('bark, shell, rind'), which also gives English 'cortex' and 'cork'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- cortex
- English cognates
- cortex, cork
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluralcortezas
Examples
gruesa.
The bark of the tree is hard and thick.
crujiente .
I like the crusty crust of the bread.
cortarlo.
She removed the rind from the cheese before cutting it.
¿ ?
Do you eat the rind of the orange?
cerebral muchas .
The cerebral cortex controls many functions.
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