esquilo
See also: esquiló and Ésquilo
Catalan
Verb
esquilo
- first-person singular present indicative form of esquilar
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /isˈki.lu/, /esˈki.lu/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /iʃˈki.lu/, /eʃˈki.lu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /esˈki.lo/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /(i)ʃˈki.lu/
- Hyphenation: es‧qui‧lo
Etymology 1
From Vulgar Latin *scuriolus, diminutive of scurius, variant of Latin sciurus.
Noun
esquilo m (plural esquilos, feminine esquila, feminine plural esquilas)
- squirrel (any of the rodents of the family Sciuridae distinguished by their large bushy tail)
- O esquilo trepou na árvore. ― The squirrel climbed the tree.
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
esquilo
- first-person singular present indicative of esquilar
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /esˈkilo/ [esˈki.lo]
- Rhymes: -ilo
- Syllabification: es‧qui‧lo
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Asturian esquilu, from Vulgar Latin scuriolus, diminutive of scurius, variant of Latin sciurus, from Ancient Greek σκίουρος (skíouros).
Noun
esquilo m (plural esquilos)
- (dialectal, borrowed from Asturian) squirrel
- Synonym: ardilla
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
esquilo
- first-person singular present indicative of esquilar
Further reading
- “esquilo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014