escolta

See also: escoltá, and escoltà

Catalan

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Deverbal from escoltar.

Noun

escolta f (plural escoltes)

1. listening, eavesdropping

Derived terms

• escolta telefònica

Noun

escolta m or f by sense (plural escoltes)

1. scout

Derived terms

• escoltisme

Etymology 2

Verb

escolta

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

Further reading

• “escolta” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˈkɔw.tɐ/ [isˈkɔʊ̯.tɐ], /esˈkɔw.tɐ/ [esˈkɔʊ̯.tɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˈkɔw.tɐ/ [isˈkɔʊ̯.tɐ], /esˈkɔw.tɐ/ [esˈkɔʊ̯.tɐ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃˈkɔw.tɐ/ [iʃˈkɔʊ̯.tɐ], /eʃˈkɔw.tɐ/ [eʃˈkɔʊ̯.tɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /esˈkɔw.ta/ [esˈkɔʊ̯.ta]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃˈkɔl.tɐ/ [(i)ʃˈkɔɫ.tɐ]

• Hyphenation: es‧col‧ta

Etymology 1

Noun

escolta f (plural escoltas)

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

Etymology 2

Verb

escolta

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

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /esˈkolta/ [esˈkol̪.t̪a]

• Audio (Colombia):

  (file)

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

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Italian scorta (“accompaniment”).

Noun

escolta f (plural escoltas)

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

Noun

escolta m or f by sense (plural escoltas)

1. bodyguard

   Synonyms: guardaespaldas, (Dominican Republic, Venezuela) espaldero

Usage notes

• An escolta sounds more professional than a guardaespaldas.

Etymology 2

Verb

escolta

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

Further reading

• “escolta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28