escamoteo

See also: escamoteó

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eskamoˈteo/ [es.ka.moˈt̪e.o]
• Rhymes: -eo
• Syllabification: es‧ca‧mo‧te‧o

Etymology 1

Deverbal from escamotear.

Noun

escamoteo m (plural escamoteos)

1. sleight of hand, legerdemain

   Synonym: prestidigitación

2. swiping; lifting
3. trick

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

escamoteo

1. first-person singular present indicative of escamotear

Further reading

• “escamoteo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014