escanção

Portuguese

Etymology

From Gothic *𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌽𐌺𐌾𐌰 (*skankja), or from Old French eschanson, from Frankish *skankjo, both from Proto-Germanic *skankijô (“server or pourer of drinks”), from *skankijaną (“to pour in, serve drinks”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)keng- (“to limp, be crooked, slant”).

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /is.kɐ̃ˈsɐ̃w̃/ [is.kɐ̃ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃], /es.kɐ̃ˈsɐ̃w̃/ [es.kɐ̃ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /iʃ.kɐ̃ˈsɐ̃w̃/ [iʃ.kɐ̃ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃], /eʃ.kɐ̃ˈsɐ̃w̃/ [eʃ.kɐ̃ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /es.kɐ̃ˈsɐ̃w̃/ [es.kɐ̃ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /(i)ʃ.kɐ̃ˈsɐ̃w̃/

  • Homophone: escansão
  • Hyphenation: es‧can‧ção

Noun

escanção m (plural escanções)

  1. someone who serves drinks
    Synonym: descanção
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