esconso

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Portuguese

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin abscōnsus (hidden), perfect passive participle of abscondō. Cf. the doublets absconso (a later borrowing) and escuso (a popularly inherited form). Compare the related Spanish escusa, escuso, escusar, Galician escuso, escusar.

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: es‧con‧so

Adjective

esconso (feminine esconsa, masculine plural esconsos, feminine plural esconsas, comparable)

  1. sloped; slanted
    Synonym: inclinado
  2. hidden
    Synonym: escondido
    • 1908, João do Rio, “A Rua”, in A Alma Encantadora das Ruas:
      É uma rua esconsa e negra, perdida na treva, com palácios de dor e choupanas de pranto, cuja existência se conhece não por um letreiro à esquina, mas por uma vaga apreensão, um irredutível sentimento de angústia, cuja travessia não se pode jamais evitar.
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