escolta
Catalan
Portuguese
Noun
escolta f (plural escoltas)
- escort (group of people who someone or something to provide protection)
Verb
escolta
- inflection of escoltar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /esˈkolta/ [esˈkol̪.t̪a]
Audio (Colombia) (file) - Rhymes: -olta
- Syllabification: es‧col‧ta
Noun
escolta f (plural escoltas)
- escort (body of armed men to attend a person)
- (basketball) shooting guard
Noun
escolta m or f (plural escoltas)
- bodyguard
- Synonyms: guardaespaldas, (Dominican Republic, Venezuela) espaldero
Usage notes
An escolta sounds more professional than a guardaespaldas.
Verb
escolta
- inflection of escoltar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading
- “escolta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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