Meaning
scale
- A small, thin rigid plate forming the outer covering of fish and reptiles.
- A flake of dead skin or dry surface tissue.
In a sentence
Le squame del serpente brillavano sotto la luce del sole.
The snake's scales glistened in the sunlight.
La crema idratante aiuta a rimuovere le squame della pelle secca.
The moisturiser helps remove flakes of dry skin.
Come si puliscono i pesci senza rovinare le squame?
How do you clean fish without damaging the scales?
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| squama | feminine · singular |
| squame | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Distinguish 'squama' (animal/skin scale) from 'scaglia' (splinter, shard, or flake of stone/parmesan).