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escollo.

reef, shoal

7 characters3 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

noun/esˈkoʝo/[esˈko.ʝo]/esˈkoʝo/[esˈko.ʝo]
  1. reef, shoal

    masculine
  2. pitfall, stumbling block

    figuratively · masculine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Italian scoglio, from Vulgar Latin *scoculum (possibly through a Gallo-Italic intermediate), from Latin scopulus, from Ancient Greek σκόπελος (skópelos, “lookout place: hence peak, headland, promontory”). Compare Catalan escull.

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