escolho
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)
- (geography) skerry; reef (rock lying near or just above the surface of water)
- (geography) a rocky island of difficult access
- (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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