esquila

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See also: esquilá

Catalan

Verb

esquila

  1. inflection of esquilar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Galician

Noun

esquila f (plural esquilas)

  1. shrimp (crangon vulgaris)

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

Etymology 1

Deverbal from esquilar.

Noun

esquila f (plural esquilas)

  1. (regional) shear (the act of shearing an animal)

Etymology 2

Verb

esquila

  1. inflection of esquilar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Etymology 3

Noun

esquila f (plural esquilas)

  1. female equivalent of esquilo

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /esˈkila/
  • Rhymes: -ila
  • Syllabification: es‧qui‧la

Etymology 1

From Gothic *𐍃𐌺𐌹𐌻𐌻𐌰 (*skilla).

Noun

esquila f (plural esquilas)

  1. small clocklike bell
    Coordinate term: cencerro

Etymology 2

Deverbal from esquilar.

Noun

esquila f (plural esquilas)

  1. shearing
    Synonym: esquileo

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Latin squilla.

Noun

esquila f (plural esquilas)

  1. shrimp
    Synonym: camarón
  2. sea onion
    Synonym: cebolla albarrana

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

esquila

  1. inflection of esquilar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

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