Portuguese

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Etymology

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Back-formation from escolher.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /isˈkɔw/ [isˈkɔʊ̯], /esˈkɔw/ [esˈkɔʊ̯]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /iʃˈkɔw/ [iʃˈkɔʊ̯], /eʃˈkɔw/ [eʃˈkɔʊ̯]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /esˈkɔw/ [esˈkɔʊ̯]
 

  • Hyphenation: es‧col

Noun

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escol m (plural escóis)

  1. elite (group with higher status)
    Synonym: elite