isca
Portuguese, noun/ˈis.kɐ/
isca is spelled I-S-C-A (4 letters) and appears 2.3 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 20,529th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Isca is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “bait (substance used in catching fish or other animals)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of iscar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “alimento ou qualquer outro objeto colocado no anzol para atrair o peixe”.
What does isca mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininebait (substance used in catching fish or other animals)
- 2
femininelure; bait (something that tempts or attracts, especially one with a promise of reward or pleasure)
- 3
Portugalfemininea dish made with very thin slices of liver
- 4
femininefried codfish coated in batter
- 5
femininea bite-sized piece of fried meat, usually fish
- 6
femininetinder; charcloth (combustible material in a tinderbox)
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative
- 2
second-person singular imperative
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
interjection: 1. expressar chamamento a cães ou gatos, normalmente dita várias veses (isca, isca, isca)
noun: 1. alimento ou qualquer outro objeto colocado no anzol para atrair o peixe 2. alimento ou qualquer outro objeto usado para atrair animais 3. algo para fisgar (seduzir) alguém 4. pedaço de iguaria servido em ocasiões informais ou como entrada para o prato principal
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of isca
- iscas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce isca?
- Brazil /ˈis.kɐ/
- /ˈiʃ.kɐ/
- Portugal /ˈiʃ.kɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to isca
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is isca in Portuguese?
isca appears 2.3 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).