escroto

Aragonese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin scrōtum.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /esˈkɾoto/
Rhymes: -oto
Syllabification: es‧cro‧to

Noun

escroto m (plural escrotos)

(anatomy) scrotum

Galician

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin scrōtum.

Noun

escroto m (plural escrotos)

(anatomy) scrotum

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin scrōtum.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˈkɾo.tu/, /esˈkɾo.tu/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃˈkɾo.tu/, /eʃˈkɾo.tu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /esˈkɾo.to/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃˈkɾo.tu/

Noun

escroto m (plural escrotos)

(anatomy) scrotum

Adjective

escroto (feminine escrota, masculine plural escrotos, feminine plural escrotas)

(Brazil, vulgar) despicable, mean, contemptible, scoundrel

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin scrōtum. First attested in the 18th century..[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /esˈkɾoto/ [esˈkɾo.t̪o]
Audio (Venezuela): (file)
Rhymes: -oto
Syllabification: es‧cro‧to

Noun

escroto m (plural escrotos)

(anatomy) scrotum

Related terms

escrotal

Descendants

→ Tagalog: eskroto

References

Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

Further reading

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

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