Polyglot Dictionary

escavar

/iskaˈvaɾ/

verb B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
escavo
preterite (eu)
escavei
past participle
escavado

Meaning

  1. to dig

    • Escavaram um túnel.

      They dug a tunnel.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

cavar

escavar is more about large-scale or archaeological excavation; cavar is more everyday, like digging a hole in the garden.

Similar in other languages

German

graben

graben is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to dig."

Spanish

cavar

cavar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to dig."

French

creuser

creuser is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to dig."

Practice

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