verb/deskoɾteˈθaɾ/
to hull, shell (to remove the outer covering of a fruit or seed); to strip the bark off, debark
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old Spanish des- Spanish des- Spanish corteza Spanish -ar Spanish descortezar From des- + corteza + -ar. Compare French décortiquer.