cáscara

/ˈkaskaɾa/ · B2 · noun · f

tree

cáscara — tree

🥚🍊 sounds like CASK-ara: a cask is a hard outer shell around what's inside

Cáscara is the hard or tough outer layer: bark, peel, rind, eggshell, nutshell. Hook: the first syllables CASK-ara echo cask, a wooden container wrapping its contents, just as a cáscara wraps a fruit, egg or nut.

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