escarpa

== Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [əsˈkar.pə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [esˈkaɾ.pa] === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Italian scarpa. ==== Noun ==== escarpa f (plural escarpes) scarp, escarpment === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Noun ==== escarpa f (plural escarpes) (dialectal) alternative form of escarpra === Further reading === “escarpa”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == Galician == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /esˈkaɾpa̝/ === Etymology 1 === From Proto-Germanic *skarpô (“sharp”). ==== Noun ==== escarpa f (plural escarpas) splinter, thorn tree bark, most notably when old and thick === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Italian scarpa. ==== Noun ==== escarpa f (plural escarpas) escarpment ===== Derived terms ===== escarpado (“steep”) === References === Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “escarpa”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “escarpa”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “escarpado”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN == Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian scarpa. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: es‧car‧pa === Noun === escarpa f (plural escarpas) escarpment ==== Derived terms ==== escarpado === References === === Further reading === “escarpa”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “escarpa”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /esˈkaɾpa/ [esˈkaɾ.pa] Rhymes: -aɾpa Syllabification: es‧car‧pa === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Italian scarpa. ==== Noun ==== escarpa f (plural escarpas) escarpment Synonym: escarpadura (Mexico) sidewalk Synonyms: acera, (Guatemala) banqueta, (Latin America) vereda === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== escarpa inflection of escarpar: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “escarpa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 “escarpa”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010 “escarpa”, in Diccionario del español de México, Segunda edición, Academia Mexicana de la Lengua, 2019