escot
See also: Escot
Catalan
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Old French escot, from Frankish *skot (“monetary contribution”).
Noun
escot m (plural escots)
- share (the portion held by one person of a financial commitment that was made jointly with others)
Derived terms
- escotar (“to pay one's share”)
Etymology 2
From escotar (“to make or wear clothing with décolletage that exposes cleavage”). Note that despite the similarities in pronunciation, and that they both deal with clothing around the neck, the English word ascot has no etymological connection to the Catalan word escot.
Noun
escot m (plural escots)
- décolletage (a low neckline that exposes cleavage)
- Synonym: escotat
- cleavage (the portion of the bust and back that is left uncovered because it is above the neckline of a dress)
Noun
Related terms
Usage notes
The etymologies of the noun escot and the verb escotar are intertwined. In Etymology 1, the noun is the root form and the verb is derived from it, while in Etymology 2, the verb is the root form and the noun is derived from it.
Further reading
- “escot” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “escot”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “escot” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “escot” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
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