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escova

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Portuguese

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Etymology 1

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    escovas de limpeza

    From Old Galician-Portuguese [Term?], from Latin scōpa (“broom”). False friend to Spanish escoba.

    Pronunciation

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    • Rhymes: -ovɐ
    • Hyphenation: es‧co‧va

    Noun

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    escova f (plural escovas)

    1. brush
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    Etymology 2

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      See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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      Verb

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      escova

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

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