escoar
Portuguese
Etymology
es- + coar (“to filter”), from Latin cōlāre, present active infinitive of cōlō (“I filter”), or through a Vulgar Latin root *excōlāre. Compare Spanish escolar, French écouler, Italian scolare, Sicilian sculari.
Pronunciation
- (South Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌes.ko.ˈa(ɻ)/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /iʃ.ku.ˈaɾ/, /iʃ.ˈkwaɾ/
Verb
escoar (first-person singular present indicative escoo, past participle escoado)
- to drain
- Abriu-se um canal para escoar a lagoa.
- A channel was built to drain the lagoon.
Conjugation
Conjugation of the Portuguese -ar verb escoar
Related terms
- coar
- escoação
- escoado
- escoadouro
- escoamento
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