corteza
/koɾˈteθa/ · B2 · noun · f
bark
🌳🍊 corteza = cortar (to cut) – the outer layer you cut off
Corteza comes from Latin cortex, the same root as English cortex and cork. Think of cortar (to cut): the corteza is the outer layer you cut or strip away from a tree, an orange, or bread. Same word covers Earth's crust: corteza terrestre.