escull

Catalan

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [əsˈkuʎ]
  • IPA(key): (Valencia) [esˈkuʎ]
  • Audio (Barcelona):(file)
  • Rhymes: -uʎ

Etymology 1

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *scoculum, from Latin scopulus, from Ancient Greek.

Noun

escull m (plural esculls)

  1. reef
  2. (figurative) obstacle, pitfall, stumbling block
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

escull

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

References

  • “escull” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
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