escarcha

See also: escarchá

Asturian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /esˈkaɾt͡ʃa/ [esˈkaɾ.t͡ʃa]
• Rhymes: -aɾtʃa
• Syllabification: es‧car‧cha

Noun

escarcha f (plural escarches)

1. synonym of escarpia (“hook”)

Further reading

• “escarcha”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN
• García Arias, Xosé Lluis (2002–2004), “escarcha”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (overall work in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˈkaʁ.ʃɐ/ [isˈkah.ʃɐ], /esˈkaʁ.ʃɐ/ [esˈkah.ʃɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˈkaʁ.ʃɐ/ [isˈkah.ʃɐ], /esˈkaʁ.ʃɐ/ [esˈkah.ʃɐ]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /isˈkaɾ.ʃɐ/, /esˈkaɾ.ʃɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃˈkaʁ.ʃɐ/ [iʃˈkaχ.ʃɐ], /eʃˈkaʁ.ʃɐ/ [eʃˈkaχ.ʃɐ]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /isˈkaɻ.ʃɐ/, /esˈkaɻ.ʃɐ/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃˈkaɾ.ʃɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃˈkaɾ.ʃɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃˈkaɾt.ʃɐ/

• Rhymes: -aʁʃɐ, -aɾʃɐ
• Hyphenation: es‧car‧cha

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish escarcha.

Noun

escarcha f (plural escarchas)

1. hoarfrost; frost (frozen dew drops)

   Synonym: geada

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

escarcha

1. inflection of escarchar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “escarcha”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “escarcha”, in Dicionário Eletrônico Houaiss [Houaiss Electronic Dictionary] (in Portuguese), São Paulo: UOL, 2004–2026
• “escarcha”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “escarcha”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “escarcha”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /esˈkaɾt͡ʃa/ [esˈkaɾ.t͡ʃa]
• Rhymes: -aɾtʃa
• Syllabification: es‧car‧cha

Etymology 1

Unknown. First attested in c. 1500.

Noun

escarcha f (plural escarchas)

1. frost

   Synonym: helada

2. hoarfrost, rime

   Synonym: cencellada

Derived terms

• escarchar

Descendants

• → Portuguese: escarcha

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

escarcha

1. inflection of escarchar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “escarcha”, 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
• Seco, Manuel; Andrés, Olimpia; Ramos, Gabino (2023), “escarcha”, in Diccionario del español actual [Dictionary of Current Spanish] (in Spanish), third digital edition, Fundación BBVA