escabelo

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Latin scabellum, diminutive form of scamnum.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /is.kaˈbe.lu/, /es.kaˈbe.lu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /is.kaˈbe.lu/, /es.kaˈbe.lu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃ.kaˈbe.lu/, /eʃ.kaˈbe.lu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /es.kaˈbe.lo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.kɐˈbe.lu/ [(i)ʃ.kɐˈβe.lu]

• Hyphenation: es‧ca‧be‧lo

Noun

escabelo m (plural escabelos)

1. stool

   Synonyms: banquinho, banqueta, tamborete

2. footstool

   Synonym: escano

Further reading

• “escabelo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “escabelo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025