escollo

Spanish

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *scoclus (possibly through Italian scoglio), from Latin scopulus, from Ancient Greek σκόπελος (skópelos, “lookout place: hence peak, headland, promontory”).

Noun

escollo m (plural escollos)

  1. reef, shoal
  2. (figuratively) pitfall, stumbling block
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