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escollo

Pronunciation: /esˈkoʝo/

“escollo” is a Spanish word. Its 2 meanings in English:

noun

  1. reef, shoal
  2. pitfall, stumbling block

In Spanish

  1. Peñasco dentro del mar o debajo del agua y que no se descubre bien. Se diferencia del farellón en que este vela sobre la superficie del agua.
  2. Cualquier bajo o peligro en general.
  3. Obstáculo, impedimento.

Etymology

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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