escolta

== Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [əsˈkol.tə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [esˈkol.ta] === Etymology 1 === Deverbal from escoltar. ==== Noun ==== escolta f (plural escoltes) listening, eavesdropping ===== Derived terms ===== escolta telefònica ==== Noun ==== escolta m or f by sense (plural escoltes) scout ===== Derived terms ===== escoltisme === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== escolta inflection of escoltar: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “escolta”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: es‧col‧ta === Etymology 1 === ==== Noun ==== escolta f (plural escoltas) escort (group of people who someone or something to provide protection) === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== escolta inflection of escoltar: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “escolta”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “escolta”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /esˈkolta/ [esˈkol̪.t̪a] Rhymes: -olta Syllabification: es‧col‧ta === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Italian scorta (“accompaniment”). ==== Noun ==== escolta f (plural escoltas) escort (body of armed men to attend a person) (basketball) shooting guard ==== Noun ==== escolta m or f by sense (plural escoltas) bodyguard Synonyms: guardaespaldas, (Dominican Republic, Venezuela) espaldero ===== Usage notes ===== An escolta sounds more professional than a guardaespaldas. === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== escolta inflection of escoltar: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “escolta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025