escull

Catalan

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *scoclus, from Latin scopulus, from Ancient Greek σκόπελος (skópelos, “lookout place: hence peak, headland, promontory”). Compare Occitan escuèlh (medieval escueyll_, French écueil.

Pronunciation

Noun

escull m (plural esculls)

  1. reef
  2. (figurative) pitfall, stumbling block

Derived terms

Verb

escull

  1. third-person singular present indicative form of escollir
  2. second-person singular imperative form of escollir

References
  • “escull” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
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