esca
nounEtymology From Galician escá, from Hispanic Late Latin scala (“bowl”) attested in Isidore of Seville, probably from Suevic, from Proto-Germanic *skēlō (“bowl”). Cognate with German Schale and Dutch schaal.
1
Historical A traditional Galician unit of dry measure, equivalent to about 6–9 L depending on the substance measured.
2
Historical A kind of measuring cup once used for measuring escas of grain.
- Coordinate terms
- cuartillo (1⁄12 esca), cunca (1⁄6 esca), ferrado (2 escas), fanega (10 escas)