escobar

Es-co-bar · proper_noun

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Definitions

proper_noun

  1. 1.

    A Spanish surname of occupational origin, referring to someone who made or sold brooms.

  2. 2.

    A place name for various locations in Spain and Latin America.

Related words

See also: Garcia, rodriguez

Etymology

From Spanish escoba ("broom"), derived from Latin scopa ("broom, twigs"). The surname originally denoted a maker or seller of brooms. It is a common surname throughout the Spanish-speaking world, particularly in Spain, Colombia, Mexico, and other Latin American countries.