escolta

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əsˈkol.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [esˈkol.ta]

Deverbal from escoltar.

escolta f (plural escoltes)

1. listening, eavesdropping

• escolta telefònica

escolta m or f by sense (plural escoltes)

1. scout

• escoltisme

escolta

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

• “escolta”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

• Hyphenation: es‧col‧ta

escolta f (plural escoltas)

1. escort (group of people who someone or something to provide protection)

escolta

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

• IPA^(key): /esˈkolta/ [esˈkol̪.t̪a]

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• Rhymes: -olta
• Syllabification: es‧col‧ta

Borrowed from Italian scorta (“accompaniment”).

escolta f (plural escoltas)

1. escort (body of armed men to attend a person)
2. (basketball) shooting guard

escolta m or f by sense (plural escoltas)

1. bodyguard

   Synonyms: guardaespaldas, (Dominican Republic, Venezuela) espaldero

• An escolta sounds more professional than a guardaespaldas.

escolta

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

• “escolta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024