escotillón

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French escoutillon.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /eskotiˈʝon/ [es.ko.t̪iˈʝõn] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /eskotiˈʎon/ [es.ko.t̪iˈʎõn] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /eskotiˈʃon/ [es.ko.t̪iˈʃõn] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /eskotiˈʒon/ [es.ko.t̪iˈʒõn] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: es‧co‧ti‧llón

Noun

escotillón m (plural escotillones)

  1. trapdoor
    Synonym: trampa

Further reading

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