cascara

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cascara [kæsˈkɑːrə]

noun

(Pharmacology) cáscara (f) sagrada

cáscara

feminine noun

1. shell (de almendra, huevo); peel (de limón, naranja)

cáscara [cahs’-ca-rah]

noun

1. Rind, peel, hull, or husk of various fruits, etc. Cáscara de limón, lemmon peel. (f)

2. Bark of trees. (f)

3. Tener cáscara, to have a cheek, to be shameless. (Ante Meridian & Central America) (m)

cáscara

1 (cubierta) [de huevo, nuez] shell; [de grano] husk; shuck; (EEUU) [de fruta] peel; rind; skin

patatas cocidas con cáscara potatoes in their jackets

ser de la cáscara amarga to be wild; be a troublemaker; (Política) have radical ideas; (sexualmente) to be the other sort

dar cáscaras de novillo a algn (Latinoamérica) to thrash sb

cáscara de huevo eggshell

cáscara de limón lemon peel

cáscara de plátano banana skin

cáscara sagrada (Farm) cascara

¡cáscaras! well I'm blowed! (familiar)

no hay más cáscaras there's no other way out (familiar)

3 cáscaras (And) (ropa) clothes; togs (familiar); threads (familiar); (EEUU)

tener cáscara (Centroamérica) to have a cheek (familiar)

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