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Catalan
Etymology
Inherited from Old Catalan (cf. also the parallel form escabell), from Latin scabellum; the -m- is possibly due to influence from a variant form scamellum or a Vulgar Latin scamnillum. Compare Occitan escabèl.
Pronunciation
Noun
escambell m (plural escambells)
- stool, footstool
- Synonym: tamboret
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