escuta

Italian

Verb

escuta

1. inflection of escutere:
   1. first/second/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Anagrams

• sucate

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˈku.tɐ/, /esˈku.tɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˈku.tɐ/, /esˈku.tɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃˈku.tɐ/, /eʃˈku.tɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /esˈku.ta/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃˈku.tɐ/

• Audio (Portugal (Porto)):

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• Hyphenation: es‧cu‧ta

Etymology 1

Deverbal from escutar.

Noun

escuta f (plural escutas)

1. bug, wire (hidden listening device)

   Synonyms: grampo, escuta telefônica.

Etymology 2

Verb

escuta

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

Etymology 3

From English scout.

Noun

escuta m or f by sense (plural escutas)

1. (colloquial) boy or girl scout

Further reading

• “escuta”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “escuta”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026