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Words with Root “escot-” in Spanish
Browse Spanish words sharing the root “escot-”, complete with pronunciations, syllable breakdowns, and linguistic insights.
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escot- From Old Spanish *escotar*, ultimately from Germanic *skaut*, meaning 'to pay, to guard, to protect'.
contraescotines
6 syllables15 letters
con·tra·es·co·ti·nes
/kontɾaeskoˈtines/
noun
The word 'contraescotines' is a Spanish noun meaning 'opponents of tax collectors'. It is divided into six syllables: con-tra-es-co-ti-nes, with stress on the penultimate syllable. It consists of the prefix 'contra-', the root 'escot-', and the suffix '-ines'. Syllabification follows standard Spanish vowel-initial and consonant-final syllable rules.