esca

About 0.11 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun The fleshy growth from an anglerfish's head that acts as a lure for its prey.
2. noun A fungal disease afflicting grapes.
3. noun A traditional Galician unit of dry measure, equivalent to about 6–9 L depending on the substance measured.
4. noun A kind of measuring cup once used for measuring escas of grain.

Similar words

illicium fishspear anglerfish steenbras fishhead spinner baitfish angler fish ichthyophage hagfish

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