escote
التعريفات والمعاني
== Galician ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /esˈkɔte/ [es̺ˈkɔ.t̪ɪ]
Rhymes: -ɔte
Hyphenation: es‧co‧te
=== Etymology 1 ===
From Old French escot (“payment”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *skutą (“that which is thrown, shot, projectile, bullet, missile”).
==== Noun ====
escote m (plural escotes)
individual share or part of a payment (i.e. the portion held by one person of a financial commitment that was made jointly with others)
===== Derived terms =====
=== Etymology 2 ===
Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *skutą (“that which is thrown, shot, projectile, bullet, missile”); cognate with English shoot.
==== Noun ====
escote m (plural escotes)
shoot, sprout
Synonym: gromo
=== Etymology 3 ===
Deverbal from escotar (“to prune”).
==== Noun ====
escote m (plural escotes)
cleavage, neckline
a cut fragment of wood
Synonym: escoto
=== Etymology 4 ===
==== Verb ====
escote
inflection of escotar:
first/third-person singular present subjunctive
third-person singular imperative
=== References ===
Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “escotar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “escote”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “escote”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “escote (do vestido)”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “escote”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “escote”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
== Portuguese ==
=== Alternative forms ===
ezcote (pre-standardization spelling)
=== Pronunciation ===
Rhymes: -ɔt͡ʃi, -ɔtɨ
Hyphenation: es‧co‧te
=== Etymology 1 ===
Borrowed from Middle French escot. First attested in 1519.
==== Noun ====
escote m (plural escotes)
individual share or part of a payment
Synonym: cota-parte
===== Derived terms =====
=== Etymology 2 ===
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
==== Verb ====
escote
inflection of escotar:
first/third-person singular present subjunctive
third-person singular imperative
=== References ===
=== Further reading ===
“escote”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“escote”, in Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisboa: Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, 2001–2026
“escote”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
“escote”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
“escote”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
== Spanish ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /esˈkote/ [esˈko.t̪e]
Rhymes: -ote
Syllabification: es‧co‧te
=== Etymology 1 ===
Deverbal from escotar, from cota, or borrowed from Old French escot, from Frankish.
==== Noun ====
escote m (plural escotes)
neckline
cleavage
Synonym: canalillo
===== Derived terms =====
===== Related terms =====
=== Etymology 2 ===
==== Verb ====
escote
inflection of escotar:
first/third-person singular present subjunctive
third-person singular imperative
=== Further reading ===
“escote”, 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