closca

Catalan

Etymology

Perhaps alteration of casca influenced by clova.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈklɔs.kə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈklɔs.ka]

• Audio (Valencia):

  (file)

Noun

closca f (plural closques)

1. carapace

   Synonym: clotxa

2. eggshell; shell

   Synonyms: casca, clova, clofolla

3. skull, cranium

   Synonym: crani

4. epicarp

Derived terms

• sortir de la closca

Further reading

• “closca”, 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
• “closca”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “closca” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “closca” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.