escolho

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˈko.ʎu/, /esˈko.ʎu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˈko.ʎu/, /esˈko.ʎu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃˈko.ʎu/, /eʃˈko.ʎu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /esˈko.ʎo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃˈko.ʎu/

• Rhymes: -oʎu
• Hyphenation: es‧co‧lho

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Italian scoglio, from Vulgar Latin *scoculum (possibly through a Ligurian intermediate), from Latin scopulus, from Ancient Greek σκόπελος (skópelos).

Noun

escolho m (plural escolhos, metaphonic)

1. (geography) skerry; reef (rock lying near or just above the surface of water)

   Synonyms: recife, abrolho, baixio

2. (geography) a rocky island of difficult access
3. (figurative) obstacle; impediment; hurdle (something that prevents progress)

   Synonym: obstáculo

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

escolho

1. first-person singular present indicative of escolher