escote

See also: escoté

Galician

Etymology 1

From Old French escot (payment), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *skutą (that which is thrown, shot, projectile, bullet, missile).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /esˈkɔte̝/

Noun

escote m (plural escotes)

  1. individual share or part of a payment (i.e. the portion held by one person of a financial commitment that was made jointly with others)
Derived terms
  • a escote

Etymology 2

Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *skutą (that which is thrown, shot, projectile, bullet, missile); cognate with English shoot.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /esˈkɔte̝/

Noun

escote m (plural escotes)

  1. shoot, sprout

Etymology 3

From escotar (to prune).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /esˈkɔte̝/

Noun

escote m (plural escotes)

  1. cleavage, neckline

Noun

escote m (plural escotes)

  1. a cut fragment of wood
    Synonym: escoto

References


Spanish

Etymology

From escotar, from cota, or borrowed from Old French escot, from Frankish.

Noun

escote m (plural escotes)

  1. cleavage, neckline

Derived terms

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