esquila

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

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˈki.lɐ/, /esˈki.lɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˈki.lɐ/, /esˈki.lɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃˈki.lɐ/, /eʃˈki.lɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /esˈki.la/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃˈki.lɐ/

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/ [esˈki.la]
• 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

Further reading

• “esquila”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28