escroto

escroto

Aragonese

Etymology

    Learned borrowing from Latin scrōtum.

    Pronunciation

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

    Noun

    escroto m (plural escrotos)

    1. (anatomy) scrotum

    Galician

    Etymology

      Learned borrowing from Latin scrōtum.

      Noun

      escroto m (plural escrotos)

      1. (anatomy) scrotum

      Portuguese

      Etymology

        Learned borrowing from Latin scrōtum.

        Pronunciation

         

        • Rhymes: -otu
        • Hyphenation: es‧cro‧to

        Noun

        escroto m (plural escrotos)

        1. (anatomy) scrotum
        2. (Brazil, derogatory) weirdo, loser

        Derived terms

        Adjective

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

        1. (Brazil, derogatory) despicable, mean, contemptible, scoundrel
        2. (Brazil, derogatory) weirdo, freakish, dopey
        3. (Brazil, derogatory) shoddy, of poor quality

        Further reading

        Spanish

        Etymology

          Learned borrowing 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)

          1. (anatomy) scrotum

          Descendants

          • Tagalog: eskroto

          References

          1. ^ Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José Antonio (1983–1991), “escroto”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic etymological dictionary]‎[1] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

          Further reading