corteza

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin corticea, feminine of corticeus, from cortex.

Noun

corteza f (plural corteces)

1. alternative form of corteya

Related terms

• cortu

Portuguese

Adjective

corteza

1. feminine singular of cortez

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin corticea, feminine of corticeus, from cortex. Compare English cortex, cortico-, and cortical.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /koɾˈteθa/ [koɾˈt̪e.θa] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• IPA^(key): /koɾˈtesa/ [koɾˈt̪e.sa] (Latin America, Philippines)

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• Rhymes: -eθa (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• Rhymes: -esa (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: cor‧te‧za

Noun

corteza f (plural cortezas)

1. bark (of a tree)
2. rind, peel (of a fruit)
3. crust (of food or geologically)

Derived terms

• corteza cerebral
• corteza prefrontal
• corteza terrestre
• descortezar

Further reading

• “corteza”, 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