cáscara
Spanish, noun
cáscara is spelled C-Á-S-C-A-R-A (7 letters) and appears 2.7 times per million words in written Spanish, the 18,462nd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cáscara is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “bark from a bush or tree” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). Without its accent, cascara is a different word: “first/third-person singular imperfect subjunctive of cascar”. With an accent, cascará is a different word: “third-person singular future indicative of cascar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Cubierta exterior de algunas frutas o del huevo”.
What does cáscara mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininebark from a bush or tree
- 2
feminineany similar outer layer, as the peel of a fruit, the rind of a melon, or the shell of an egg or nut, husk of a coconut
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular imperfect subjunctive of cascar
verb
- 1
third-person singular future indicative of cascar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Cubierta exterior de algunas frutas o del huevo. 2. Corteza de los arboles. 3. Color castaño claro, semejante al de la canela. 4. Pimiento rojo desecado.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of cáscara
- cáscaras plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to cáscara
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is cáscara in Spanish?
cáscara appears 2.7 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).