escolho

Portuguese

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /isˈko.ʎu/, /esˈko.ʎu/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /iʃˈko.ʎu/, /eʃˈko.ʎu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /esˈko.ʎo/

  • Rhymes: -oʎu
  • Hyphenation: es‧co‧lho

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Italian scoglio, from Vulgar Latin *scoculum (possibly through a Ligurian intermediate), from Latin scopulus,[1] from Ancient Greek σκόπελος (skópelos).

Noun

escolho m (plural escolhos, metaphonic)

  1. (geography) skerry; reef (rock lying near or just above the surface of water)
    Synonyms: recife, abrolho, baixio
  2. (geography) a rocky island of difficult access
  3. (figurative) obstacle; impediment; hurdle (something that prevents progress)
    Synonym: obstáculo

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

escolho

  1. first-person singular present indicative of escolher

References
  1. “escolho” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
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