escolho

Portuguese

Pronunciation
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /es.ˈko.ʎu/, /is-/, /s-/

Etymology 1

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

Noun

escolho m (plural escolhos)

  1. (geography) skerry; reef (rock lying near or just above the surface of water)
    Synonyms: recife, abrolho, baixio
  2. (geography) a rocky island of difficult access
  3. (figuratively) obstacle; impediment; hurdle (something that prevents progress)
    Synonym: obstáculo

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

escolho

  1. first-person singular (eu) present indicative of escolher
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