escroto

Aragonese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin scrōtum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /esˈkɾoto/
• Syllabification: es‧cro‧to
• Rhymes: -oto

Noun

escroto m (plural escrotos)

1. (anatomy) scrotum

Galician

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin scrōtum.

Noun

escroto m (plural escrotos)

1. (anatomy) scrotum

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin scrōtum.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˈkɾo.tu/, /esˈkɾo.tu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˈkɾo.tu/, /esˈkɾo.tu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃˈkɾo.tu/, /eʃˈkɾo.tu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃˈkɾo.tu/

• Rhymes: -otu
• Hyphenation: es‧cro‧to

Noun

escroto m (plural escrotos)

1. (anatomy) scrotum
2. (Brazil, derogatory) weirdo, loser

Derived terms

• escrotear
• escrotice
• escrotidão

Related terms

• escrotal
• escroto-

Adjective

escroto (feminine escrota, masculine plural escrotos, feminine plural escrotas)

1. (Brazil, derogatory) despicable, mean, contemptible, scoundrel
2. (Brazil, derogatory) weirdo, freakish, dopey
3. (Brazil, derogatory) shoddy, of poor quality

Further reading

• “escroto”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “escroto”, in Dicionário Eletrônico Houaiss [Houaiss Electronic Dictionary] (in Portuguese), São Paulo: UOL, 2004–2026
• “escroto”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “escroto”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2026
• “escroto”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “escroto”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin scrōtum. First attested in the 18th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /esˈkɾoto/ [esˈkɾo.t̪o]

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• Rhymes: -oto
• Syllabification: es‧cro‧to

Noun

escroto m (plural escrotos)

1. (anatomy) scrotum

Related terms

• escrotal

Descendants

• → Tagalog: eskroto

Further reading

• “escroto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025