el
common
/esˈkolta/
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Translation
escort, bodyguard
Word origin
From Italian scorta ('escort, guide'), from scorgere ('to guide, perceive'). English 'escort' comes from the same Italian source by way of French.
- Origin
- Italian
- Root
- scorta
- English cognates
- escort
Grammar
Gendercommon
Pluralescoltas
Examples
rodeado .
The president arrived surrounded by his bodyguards.
.
An escort accompanied the lorry throughout the journey.
¿ ?
Who will be the singer's bodyguard tonight?
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The bodyguards checked the car before setting off.
¡ !
The escort let no one through without permission!
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