corteza

/koɾˈteθa/, [koɾˈt̪e.θa]

bark, cortex


Noun corteza f (plural cortezas)

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

Source: Wiktionary available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License


Examples
  • Geppetto no tenía ni un centavo en el bolsillo, por lo que hizo a su hijo un pequeño traje de papel floreado, un par de zapatos de la corteza de un árbol y un gorrito con un poco de masa.

    Geppetto did not have a penny in his pocket, so he made his son a little suit of flowered paper, a pair of shoes from the bark of a tree, and a tiny cap from a bit of dough.


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