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escolho.

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

7 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/isˈko.ʎu/Brazil/esˈko.ʎu/Brazil/iʃˈko.ʎu/Rio-de-Janeiro/eʃˈko.ʎu/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. skerry; reef (rock lying near or just above the surface of water)

    masculine
  2. a rocky island of difficult access

    masculine
  3. obstacle; impediment; hurdle (something that prevents progress)

    figuratively · masculine
Where this word comes from

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

verb/isˈko.ʎu/Brazil/esˈko.ʎu/Brazil/iʃˈko.ʎu/Rio-de-Janeiro/eʃˈko.ʎu/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. first-person singular present indicative of escolher

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular
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