escoba

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See also: escobá

Aragonese

Etymology

From Latin scōpa.

Noun

escoba f (plural escobas)

  1. broom

References

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin scōpa.

Noun

escoba f (plural escobes)

  1. broom

Synonyms

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /esˈkoba/
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -oba
  • Syllabification: es‧co‧ba

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Spanish escoba, from Latin scōpa. Compare Italian scopa.

Noun

escoba f (plural escobas)

  1. broom, besom (domestic utensil)
    Synonym: (Argentina, Chile) escobillón
  2. Spanish broom, broom (bush of the genus retama)
    Synonym: retama
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Cebuano: eskuba
  • Magdalena Peñasco Mixtec: skova

Etymology 2

Verb

escoba

  1. inflection of escobar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

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