escova

Portuguese
escovas de limpeza

Etymology

From Old Portuguese [Term?], from Latin scōpa (“broom”).

Pronunciation
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /iʃˈkovɐ/
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /isˈkovɐ/, /iʃˈkovɐ/
  • Hyphenation: es‧co‧va

Noun

escova f (plural escovas)

  1. brush

Derived terms
  • escova das unhas
  • escova de arame
  • escova de dentes
  • escova de roupa
  • escova de sapatos
  • escova do cabelo

Verb

escova

  1. Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você?) present indicative of escovar
  2. Second-person singular (tu) affirmative imperative of escovar

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