escamotear

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From French escamoter.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /is.ka.mo.teˈa(ʁ)/ [is.ka.mo.teˈa(h)], /es.ka.mo.teˈa(ʁ)/ [es.ka.mo.teˈa(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /is.ka.mo.teˈa(ɾ)/, /es.ka.mo.teˈa(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /iʃ.ka.mo.teˈa(ʁ)/ [iʃ.ka.mo.teˈa(χ)], /eʃ.ka.mo.teˈa(ʁ)/ [eʃ.ka.mo.teˈa(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /es.ka.mo.teˈa(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /(i)ʃ.kɐ.muˈtjaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /(i)ʃ.kɐ.muˈtja.ɾi/

Verb

escamotear (first-person singular present escamoteio, first-person singular preterite escamoteei, past participle escamoteado)

  1. refers to actions performed without the agent being noticed, including:
    1. to hide, to conceal
    2. to steal
    3. to leave a place

Conjugation

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French escamoter.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eskamoteˈaɾ/ [es.ka.mo.t̪eˈaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: es‧ca‧mo‧te‧ar

Verb

escamotear (first-person singular present escamoteo, first-person singular preterite escamoteé, past participle escamoteado)

  1. to swipe, pilfer, palm
  2. to do out of
  3. to make disappear, make vanish (sleight of hand)

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