escovar

See also: Escovar

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese [Term?], from Late Latin scōpāre (to brush or sweep away), from Latin scōpae (broom).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /is.koˈva(ʁ)/ [is.koˈva(h)], /es.koˈva(ʁ)/ [es.koˈva(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /is.koˈva(ɾ)/, /es.koˈva(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /iʃ.koˈva(ʁ)/ [iʃ.koˈva(χ)], /eʃ.koˈva(ʁ)/ [eʃ.koˈva(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /es.koˈva(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /(i)ʃ.kuˈvaɾ/
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /(i)ʃ.kuˈbaɾ/ [(i)ʃ.kuˈβaɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /(i)ʃ.kuˈva.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: es‧co‧var

Verb

escovar (first-person singular present escovo, first-person singular preterite escovei, past participle escovado)

  1. to brush, sweep

Conjugation