Definition
A tinder-like material made from fungal growths or other combustible substances, historically used to start fires; also bait for fishing.
Etymology
From Latin 'esca' (food, bait, tinder). The Latin term was used for both food and fire-starting materials.
Kelly Says
Before matches existed, people used esca—a spongy fungal growth or treated wood—to catch sparks from flint and start fires; it was so important that cultures across the world developed their own versions.
Translations
ARالعربية
اسكادريل
is-ka-dril
BNবাংলা
এস্কাড্রিল
es-ka-dril
CACatalà
escadrilla
es-ka-dril
CSČeština
eskadril
es-kadril
DADansk
escadrille
es-ka-dril
DEDeutsch
Escadrille
es-ka-dril
ELΕλληνικά
σκαδρίλλη
ska-dri-li
FAفارسی
اسکادرل
es-ka-dril
FISuomi
escadrille
es-ka-dril
FRFrançais
escadrille
es-ka-dril
GUGU
એસ્કેડ્રિલ
es-ka-dril
HEעברית
אסקדרילה
es-ka-dril-ah
HIहिन्दी
एस्केड्रिल
es-ka-dril
HUMagyar
escadrille
es-ka-dril
IDBahasa Indonesia
eskadrilla
es-ka-dril
IGIG
escadrille
es-ka-dril
ITItaliano
escadrille
es-ka-dril
KKKK
эскадрилья
es-ka-dril-ya
KMKM
អេស្កាឌ្រីល
es-ka-dril
MRMR
एस्केड्रिल
es-ka-dril
MSBahasa Melayu
eskadril
es-kadril
MYမြန်မာ
အက်စကာဒရီလ
a-et-ska-dril
NLNederlands
escadrille
es-ka-dril
NONorsk
escadrille
es-ka-dril
PLPolski
eskadrilla
es-ka-dril
PTPortuguês
escadrille
es-ka-dril
RORomână
escadrilă
es-ka-dril-ă
RUРусский
эскадрилья
eskadrillyа
SVSvenska
escadrille
es-ka-dril
SWKiswahili
escadrille
es-ka-dril
TAதமிழ்
எஸ்காட்ரிள்
es-ka-dril
TEతెలుగు
ఎస్కడ్రిల్
es-ka-dril
THไทย
เอสกาดริล
es-ka-dril
TLTL
eskadrilla
es-ka-dril-a
TRTürkçe
eskadril
es-kadril
UKУкраїнська
ескадрилья
es-ka-dril-ya
URاردو
اسکادریل
is-ka-dril
VITiếng Việt
escadrille
es-ka-dril
YOYO
escadrille
es-ka-dril
ZUZU
escadrille
es-ka-dril