escote

See also: escoté

Galician

Etymology 1

From Old French escot (“payment”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *skutą (“that which is thrown, shot, projectile, bullet, missile”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /esˈkɔte̝/

Noun

escote m (plural escotes)

1. individual share or part of a payment (i.e. the portion held by one person of a financial commitment that was made jointly with others)

Derived terms

• a escote

Etymology 2

Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *skutą (“that which is thrown, shot, projectile, bullet, missile”); cognate with English shoot.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /esˈkɔte̝/

Noun

escote m (plural escotes)

1. shoot, sprout

Etymology 3

From escotar (“to prune”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /esˈkɔte̝/

Noun

escote m (plural escotes)

1. cleavage, neckline

Noun

escote m (plural escotes)

1. a cut fragment of wood

   Synonym: escoto

References

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• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “escot”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
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• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “escote”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

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Spanish

Etymology

From escotar, from cota, or borrowed from Old French escot, from Frankish.

Noun

escote m (plural escotes)

1. cleavage, neckline

Derived terms

• escote barco
• escote corazón
• pagar a escote

 

Related terms

• escotilla
• escotado