escolho

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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

Noun

escolho m (plural escolhos)

  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

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