escotilla

Catalan

Etymology

Probably from Middle French escoutille, from escouter (“to listen”). Cognate to French écoutille, Spanish escotilla, Portuguese escotilha.

Pronunciation

Noun

escotilla f (plural escotilles)

  1. (nautical) hatch, hatchway

See also

Further reading

Spanish

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /eskoˈtiʝa/ [es.koˈt̪i.ʝa] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /eskoˈtiʎa/ [es.koˈt̪i.ʎa] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /eskoˈtiʃa/ [es.koˈt̪i.ʃa] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /eskoˈtiʒa/ [es.koˈt̪i.ʒa] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

 

  • Syllabification: es‧co‧ti‧lla

Noun

escotilla f (plural escotillas)

  1. hatch
  2. airlock

Further reading

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