Polyglot Dictionary

escoar

/isˈkwaɾ/

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)
escoo
preterite (eu)
escoei
past participle
escoado

Meaning

  1. to drain

    • A água escoou.

      The water drained away.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

drenar

drenar is more technical or medical, like draining a wound; escoar is more general, water flowing away — both mean "to drain."

Similar in other languages

French

égoutter

égoutter is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to drain."

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