escanção

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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From Gothic *𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌽𐌺𐌾𐌰 (*skankja), or from Old French eschanson, from Frankish *skankjo, both from Proto-Germanic *skankijô (server or pourer of drinks), from *skankijaną (to pour in, serve drinks), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)keng- (to limp, be crooked, slant).

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /is.kɐ̃ˈsɐ̃w̃/ [is.kɐ̃ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃], /es.kɐ̃ˈsɐ̃w̃/ [es.kɐ̃ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /iʃ.kɐ̃ˈsɐ̃w̃/ [iʃ.kɐ̃ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃], /eʃ.kɐ̃ˈsɐ̃w̃/ [eʃ.kɐ̃ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /es.kɐ̃ˈsɐ̃w̃/ [es.kɐ̃ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

Noun

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escanção m (plural escanções)

  1. someone who serves drinks
    Synonym: descanção
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