escolta

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See also: escoltá and escoltà

Catalan

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Etymology 1

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Deverbal from escoltar.

Noun

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escolta f (plural escoltes)

  1. listening, eavesdropping
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Noun

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escolta m or f by sense (plural escoltes)

  1. scout
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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escolta

  1. inflection of escoltar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

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Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /isˈkɔw.tɐ/ [isˈkɔʊ̯.tɐ], /esˈkɔw.tɐ/ [esˈkɔʊ̯.tɐ]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /iʃˈkɔw.tɐ/ [iʃˈkɔʊ̯.tɐ], /eʃˈkɔw.tɐ/ [eʃˈkɔʊ̯.tɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /esˈkɔw.ta/ [esˈkɔʊ̯.ta]

  • Hyphenation: es‧col‧ta

Etymology 1

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Noun

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escolta f (plural escoltas)

  1. escort (group of people who someone or something to provide protection)

Etymology 2

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Verb

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escolta

  1. inflection of escoltar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /esˈkolta/ [esˈkol̪.t̪a]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -olta
  • Syllabification: es‧col‧ta

Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Italian scorta (accompaniment).

Noun

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escolta f (plural escoltas)

  1. escort (body of armed men to attend a person)
  2. (basketball) shooting guard

Noun

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escolta m or f by sense (plural escoltas)

  1. bodyguard
    Synonyms: guardaespaldas, (Dominican Republic, Venezuela) espaldero
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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escolta

  1. inflection of escoltar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

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