esquife

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Lombardic skif (“boat”), from Proto-Germanic *skipą (“boat, ship”).

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: es‧qui‧fe

Noun

esquife m (plural esquifes)

  1. (nautical) skiff
  2. tomb
    Synonym: tumba

Spanish

Etymology

From Catalan esquif. Doublet of equipo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /esˈkife/
  • Rhymes: -ife
  • Syllabification: es‧qui‧fe

Noun

esquife m (plural esquifes)

  1. (nautical) skiff
  2. (architcture) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

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