escamotear
/eskamoteˈaɾ/
verb
C1
el (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- present (yo)
- escamoteo
- preterite (yo)
- escamoteé
- past participle
- escamoteado
Meaning
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to whisk away
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Escamoteó las pruebas.
He made the evidence vanish.
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Similar words
Similar in other languages
Portuguese
escamotear is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to whisk away."
Practice
1 What does escamotear mean?
to whisk away
2 Which fingerprint chart matches escamotear?
escamotear: neutral register, academic frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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