escora

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See also: escorá

Catalan

Verb

escora

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

Galician

A Galician dorna, shored by a pair of escoras

Etymology 1

From Old French escore (prop), from Middle Dutch schore.[1] Compare English shore (prop).

Pronunciation

Noun

escora f (plural escoras)

  1. shore, prop, strut (one of several wooden pieces used to shore a ship while on earth)
Derived terms

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Etymology 2

Verb

escora

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

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: es‧co‧ra

Etymology 1

Noun

escora f (plural escoras)

  1. iron beam that supports something
  2. handspike
    Synonym: espeque
  3. safeguard
    Synonyms: espeque, arrimo, amparo

Etymology 2

Verb

escora

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

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /esˈkoɾa/
  • Rhymes: -oɾa
  • Syllabification: es‧co‧ra

Etymology 1

From Old French score, from Dutch schoor.

Noun

escora f (plural escoras)

  1. (nautical) list, heeling, careen, careening

Etymology 2

Verb

escora

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

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