What does crosta in Italian mean?

What is the meaning of the word crosta in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use crosta in Italian.

The word crosta in Italian means crust, scab, rind, peel, daub, mask, front, split leather, forgery, crust of bread, crust, cradle cap, Earth's crust, in pastry. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word crosta

crust

sostantivo femminile (superficie dura, guscio) (food)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Preferisco il pane con molta crosta piuttosto che quello con molta mollica.
I prefer bread with a thick crust.

scab

sostantivo femminile (coagulo superficiale)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Adesso ho una crosta sul braccio lì dove mi ero ferito.
I now have a scab on my arm where I hurt myself.

rind, peel

sostantivo femminile (scorza)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La crosta del formaggio in alcuni casi è commestibile.
In some cases cheese rind is edible.

daub

sostantivo femminile (colloquiale (quadro di scarso valore) (art)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Come si fa a chiedere cento milioni per una crosta del genere?
How can you ask 100 million for such a worthless painting?

mask, front

sostantivo femminile (figurato (maschera, facciata)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Quella crosta di insensibilità nascondeva il suo animo gentile.
That front of insensitivity hid his kind soul.

split leather

sostantivo femminile (cuoio non pregiato)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Alla fiera ho acquistato una borsa in crosta di cuoio che piacerà a Mario.
At the fair I purchased a split leather bag which Mario will love.

forgery

(fake)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

crust of bread, crust

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

cradle cap

(seborrhoeic dermatitis in babies)

Earth's crust

sostantivo femminile (Terra: strato superficiale)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

in pastry

(culinary)

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