Polyglot Dictionary

escollo

/esˈkoʝo/

el noun C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
escollos

Meaning

  1. reef, obstacle

    • Superó todos los escollos.

      He overcame all obstacles.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

arrecife

arrecife and escollo are close synonyms for "reef"; escollo also separately means "obstacle," figuratively.

obstáculo

escollo is more figurative, a stumbling block; obstáculo is more general — both mean "obstacle."

Practice

1 What does escollo mean?

2 Fill the gap: Superó todos los ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches escollo?

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