Spanish word

escoba

Pronunciation

IPA/esˈkoβa/

Meaning

  • feminine nounbroom

Example

¿Dónde está la escoba?

Where is the broom?

Illustration for escoba (broom)

More examples

¿Puedes usar la escoba para barrer?

Can you use the broom to sweep?

Core concept

Long-handled brush with bundled straw or twigs at one end.

Common phrases

  • usar la escoba

    use the broom

  • limpiar con la escoba

    clean with the broom

  • la escoba de mano

    hand broom

Similar words

mopa: Absorbent cloth or pad on a handle that wipes floors with water or cleaning solution.
aspiradora: Electric machine that uses suction to remove dust and dirt from floors and fabrics.
cepillo: Hand tool with bristles or stiff fibers that scrubs surfaces to loosen and remove dirt.
recogedor: Flat pan with a short handle that collects swept-up dust and debris for easy disposal.

Definition in Spanish

Instrumento doméstico para barrer, formado por un palo con fibras o ramas en un extremo para recoger polvo y suciedad.

Word origin

From Latin scopa 'bundle of twigs', adopted into the Romance languages and appearing in Spanish with a prosthetic initial e to form escoba.

Usage tips

  • Commonly used with the verbs barrer or pasar la escoba to mean 'to sweep', and the noun is feminine, la escoba.

Opposites

  • aspiradoravacuum cleanernoun

Related words

  • escobillasmall broomnoun

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