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Latin
Etymology
From squālor (“dirtiness”).
Pronunciation
Verb
squāleō (present infinitive squālēre, perfect active squāluī); second conjugation, no passive, no supine stem
- to be stiff or rough (with)
- to be dry or parched; to be barren
- to be rough from lack of care; to be filthy, unkempt, neglected or squalid
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References
- “squaleo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “squaleo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- squaleo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.