escoar

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Galician

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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.

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Verb

escoar (first-person singular present escoo, first-person singular preterite escoei, past participle escoado)

  1. to drain
    Synonyms: decorrer, escorrer, vazar
  2. to strain
    Synonyms: decorrer, escorrer
  3. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to bleed

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin *excōlāre. Compare Galician escoar, Spanish escolar, French écouler, Italian scolare, and Sicilian sculari.

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: es‧co‧ar

Verb

escoar (first-person singular present escoo, first-person singular preterite escoei, past participle escoado)

  1. to drain
    Synonyms: escorrer, esgotar
    Abriu-se um canal para escoar a lagoa.A channel was built to drain the lagoon.

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