esquilo

See also: esquiló and Ésquilo

Catalan

Verb

esquilo

1. first-person singular present indicative of esquilar

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

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

• (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)

1. squirrel (any of the rodents of the family Sciuridae distinguished by their large bushy tail)

   O esquilo trepou à árvore. ― The squirrel climbed the tree.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

esquilo

1. first-person singular present indicative of esquilar

Further reading

• “esquilo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “esquilo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

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)

1. (dialectal, borrowed from Asturian) squirrel

   Synonym: ardilla

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

esquilo

1. first-person singular present indicative of esquilar

Further reading

• “esquilo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024