escamot

Catalan

Etymology

Uncertain, perhaps from Old Catalan escabot, from Occitan escabel, from Latin scabellum (footstool).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [əs.kəˈmɔt]
  • IPA(key): (Valencia) [es.kaˈmɔt]
  • Audio (Barcelona):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔt

Noun

escamot m (plural escamots)

  1. small flock, herd
    Synonym: ramat
  2. (military, law enforcement) squad
    escamot d'execucióexecution squad
  3. (cycling) peloton

References

  1. ^ escamot”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025

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