escajo
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Of uncertain origin. Possibly from or linked to a Vulgar Latin *squaleus, from Latin squāleō or squālus.[1][2] Cf. also Portuguese escalho, escalheiro, Asturian escayu, Romanian scai.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]escajo m (plural escajos)
- tilling (of a field)
- (Cantabria) Ulex minor
References
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “escajo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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