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escotar.

to pay one's share of the cost

7 characters3 syllables approx.Galego language

Meaning & usage

verb/eskɔˈtaɾ/
  1. to pay one's share of the cost

Where this word comes from

Probably borrowed from Catalan escotar, or directly from Old French escot (“payment”); from Proto-Germanic *skutą (“that which is thrown, shot, projectile, bullet, missile”).

verb/eskoˈtaɾ/
  1. to trim; to prune; to cut out the tip of a plant

Where this word comes from

Either from coto (“stump”), or from Proto-Germanic *skeutaną (“shoot”).

verb/eskɔˈtaɾ/
  1. to make low-cut clothing

Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese escotar, already documented in the 13th century. Perhaps from cota (“chainmail”), from Proto-Germanic *kuttǭ (“cowl, woolen cloth, coat”).

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