escoar

1. to drain
2. to strain
3. (pronominal) to bleed

Pronounced as (IPA)

[eskoˈaɾ]

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: cōlāre

Cognate with Spanish: escolar

Cognate with French: écouler

Cognate with Italian: scolare

Cognate with Sicilian: sculari

In summary

es- + coar (“to filter”), from Latin cōlāre (“to filter”), or through a Vulgar Latin root *excōlāre. Compare Spanish escolar, French écouler, Italian scolare, Sicilian sculari.