escotar

to cut low

to chip in

escotar(ehs-koh-tahr)

transitive verb

1. (tailoring)

a. to cut low

El sastre escotó el vestido y lo hizo un poco más corto.

The tailor cut the neckline of the dress low and shortened it.

b. to lower the neckline of

Escoté la camiseta porque sentí que me estaba ahogando.

I lowered the neckline of my T-shirt because I felt like it was choking me.

2. (to extract water from)

a. to draw water from

Los granjeros cavaron una acequia para escotar el río y regar sus campos.

The farmers dug a ditch to draw water from the river and to irrigate their fields.

3. (to pay one's share)

a. to chip in

(colloquial)

Tengo $90 de los $100 que tenemos que pagar. A alguien todavía le falta escotar $10.

I have $90 of out the $100 we need to pay. Somebody still has to chip in $10.