escolta
Spanish, noun
escolta is spelled E-S-C-O-L-T-A (7 letters) and appears 5.4 times per million words in written Spanish, the 11,366th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Escolta is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “escort (body of armed men to attend a person)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of escoltar. With an accent, escoltá is a different word: “second-person singular voseo imperative of escoltar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Individuo dedicado a la protección de la seguridad personal de una personalidad contra posibles ataques”.
What does escolta mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineescort (body of armed men to attend a person)
- 2
feminineshooting guard
noun
- 1
femininemasculinebodyguard
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative
- 2
second-person singular imperative
verb
- 1
second-person singular voseo imperative of escoltar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Individuo dedicado a la protección de la seguridad personal de una personalidad contra posibles ataques. 2. Nave o aeronave militar que acompaña a otras en su desplazamiento como medida de protección.
noun: 1. Jugador de baloncesto cuya tarea principal es anotar puntos.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of escolta
- escoltas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to escolta
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is escolta in Spanish?
escolta appears 5.4 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).