escoba
/esˈkoba/ · B2 · noun · f
broom
🧹 es-COBA: sounds like 'S-co-ba', a broom that scoots dust away
Escoba sounds like 'es-KO-ba'. Link 'scoot' with 'es-co-ba': a broom scoots dust along the floor. The same word names the Spanish broom shrub, whose twigs were once bundled to make brooms.