écot

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See also: Ê-cốt

French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle French escot, from Old French escot, escoz (payment), from Old Frankish *skot (tax, literally that which is thrown in), from Proto-Germanic *skutą (that which is thrown, shot, projectile, bullet, missile). Cognate with Old High German scoz (bullet, missile, projectile, javelin, shot), Old English scot, sceot (shot, lot, payment). More at scot.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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écot m (plural écots)

  1. share (of the bill, etc.)
  2. scot (tax)

Further reading

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