escarolar

Attested since the 13th century in a Latin document (nucis scarolatis, "unhusked walnuts"). From es- +‎ carolo (“hull, husk”) +‎ -ar.

• IPA^(key): /eskaɾoˈlaɾ/

escarolar (first-person singular present escarolo, first-person singular preterite escarolei, past participle escarolado)

1. to hull; to husk; to shuck

   Synonyms: descascar, escarochar, escochar

2. to retire the upper crust of a cornbread; to crumble
3. to separate the grain from the straw or husk, usually by hand

   Synonym: debullar

4. to plump up

   Synonym: alporizar

• carolo

• “scarol” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “escarolar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “escarolar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, since 2012
• “escarolar” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “escarolar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
• “escarolar” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.